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An example of Japanese calligraphy. From a scroll with extracts from the 'Tale of the Genji' or Genji Monogatari, written in the 11th century CE by Murasaki Shikibu. Ink on decorated paper. Attributed to Prince Son'en (1298-1356...

A bowl of whisked green tea (matcha), typical of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

This Japanese funerary vessel is an example of Sue wares, originally made for tombs. They were probably used for feasting and drinking at the time of the funeral and then buried with the person who had died. They were crafted...

Matcha, the powdered green tea used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

This jar was excavated from a box-style stone coffin in Daishogunyama Tumulus on Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean peninsula. Its round body was created by lightly beating the outer surface of the...

A traditional bamboo whisk (chasen) and bowl (chawan) used in the Japanese tea ceremony.

This Japanese statuette of Buddha dates from the 12th century CE and the Heian Period. It was excavated at Mt. Nachi in Wakayama, Japan, and it is made of gilt bronze. (Tokyo National Museum)

This ridge-end tile is from the former Fuchidaka Temple site in Aichi, Japan. It dates from the 8th century CE, which corresponds to the Nara period in Japanese history. (Tokyo National Museum)

A photograph showing the Imperial Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier Soryu taking evasive action while under attack by US forces. The carrier was destroyed at the Battle of Midway of June 1942 during...

An August 1942 photograph showing Japanese war dead after the battle of Tenaru in the Guadalcanal Campaign (August 1942 to February 1943) in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War of the Second World War (1939-45...