#17th century japan

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Kyoto ware incense box in the shape of a crouching rabbit by Japanese potter Nonomura Ninsei, created during the Edo period (mid-17th century).

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art · Freer Gallery of Art

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A rare and impressive kawari kabuto [eccentrically-shaped helmet] Edo period, 17th century

[fashionsfromhistory]

Robe (Kosode)

Early 17th Century

This sumptuous robe is among the earliest extant kosode (garment with small sleeve openings). The natural scenery of Japan’s coast, with its beaches strewn with shells and sea grass, inspired the delicate embroidered design. The foundation fabric, woven in an intricate key-fret pattern with floral motifs, was likely imported from China in its white, undecorated state. It was then resist dyed to achieve the effect of irregular sandbanks, and the marine motifs were embroidered on top. The alternating bands of light blue were further embellished with gold-leaf accents.

The MET

[english-history-trip]

Pocket globe made by printer and lexicographer Joseph Moxon in 1679. Only three inches in diameter, the globe, in addition to portraying the known world at the time, charts the routes of explorers Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish. Some notable deviations from today's maps include portraying California as an island, and simply leaving half of Australia blank.

The British Library's webpage on the globe features a fully rotatable 3D model!

[lionofchaeronea]

Title: Sage and Attendants Enjoying Chrysanthemums by a Stream Artist: Kanō Tansetsu (Japanese, 1655-1714) Date: ca. 1683 (Edo period) Genre: genre art Medium: album leaf; ink, color, and gold on silk Dimensions: 26.8 cm (11 in) high x 43.0 cm (17 in) wide Location: Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Harvard Art Museums), Cambridge, MA

[dimingwins]

MEDIEVAL HELMET TOURNAMENT!

The Kabuto is a type of helmet used by Japanese warriors, later becoming an important part of the traditional Japanese armor worn by the samurai class. The one featured in the image is from the 15th century.

The Close Helmet was worn by knights in the late medieval era. Being a fully enclosing helmet with a pivoting visor. They were a popular choice for cavalry on the battlefield, along with a good pick for jousts.

[nemfrog]

Ogura hyakunin isshu (One hundred poets, one hundred poems). 1680.

"This illustrated book of Ogura hyakunin isshu (One hundred poets, one hundred poems) is a collection of one hundred 31-syllable classical Japanese poems (waka), each by a different poet. The collection is organized chronologically from Emperor Tenji (626-671) to Emperor Juntoku (1197-1242). Each of the poets is depicted by a woodblock print created by Hishikawa Moronobu (1618-circa 1694). Morobonu is often considered the first Ukiyo-e artist." Library of Congress

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[thesaurushouseofdesign]

Katsura Rikyū (Katsura Imperial Villa), Kyoto, Japan,

Built in the 17th Century for Prince Hachijō Toshihito

[ember-owlet]

regressor! mizu is so so special to me,,, ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ something about vengeful characters makes me wanna take care of them so bad,,,

[acespeon]

if anyone wants to write Usagi fics but has no idea about Japanese food pre modern times, I’m doing some research and found several sites worth mentioning.

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Benkan of Emperor Kōmei (reigned 1846 - 1867)

[love-for-carnation]

maki-e - small multi-tiered box (with autumn grass), Edo period,17th century, Japan

[the-cricket-chirps]

Ewer (Suichu) with Cherry Blossoms and Picnic Curtain

Japan

early 17th century

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Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Lotus Pond

Edo period (1615–1868)

early 17th century, Japan

Lacquered wood with gold togidashi maki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”)

SOURCE: The Met

[lionofchaeronea]

Rabbit, Wave, and Full Moon, Kano Tsunenobu, ca. 1683

[frasohei]

Watching a documentary on the Imjin War, where a historian claimed that the Japanese possessed, at the time, the strongest military in the world. I mentally shouted “Weeb!” at my screen and made a mental list of “countries” that would have given the Japanese a run for their money… in no certain order:

Hapsburg Spain

Hapsburg Austria

Bourbon France

The Dutch

The Ottomans

The Safavids

The Mughals

And to be completely honest the Japanese never conquered Korea, and while the Ming were in decline, the Manchus that followed them were the dominant military power in China till the 19th Century… feel free to add to this list.