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17th-century Japanese Tea Vendors
Image by Kanō Osanobu & Kanō Masanobu

17th-century Japanese Tea Vendors

A print showing Japanese tea vendors. Edo Period, c. 1846, print from a 1632 original. Copied by Kanō Osanobu and Kanō Masanobu. (From Poetry Competition of Artisans, vol.2)
Japanese Troops, Manchuria, 1931
Image by Unknown Photographer

Japanese Troops, Manchuria, 1931

A photograph showing Japanese troops at the Mukden Little West Gate during the invasion of Chinese Manchuria (Manchukuo) in September 1931. The invasion caused a crisis with the League of Nations.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Hishaku & Chawan
Image by Penn State

Japanese Tea Ceremony Hishaku & Chawan

A hishaku (bamboo ladle) and chawan (bowl) used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Before mixing the tea the bowl is rinsed with fresh water.
Hokusai's Kappa, a Japanese Water Sprite
Image by Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai's Kappa, a Japanese Water Sprite

A drawing of a kappa, a Japanese mythological water sprite, by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) as part of his wider work, the Hokusai Manga, which he began publishing in 1812.
Japanese Kappa, a Water Sprite
Image by Reikai

Japanese Kappa, a Water Sprite

Drawing of a Japanese kappa, supposedly caught in 1801 in Mito domain. Illustration from an 1836 copy by Reikai of Suiko Kōryaku by Koga Tōan. The inscription reads: Height 3.5 shaku, weight 12 kamme. The chest protudes, the neck is short...
Japanese Calligraphy
Image by James Blake Wiener

Japanese Calligraphy

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 CE). (Tokyo...
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi
Image by Japanese Navy

Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi

A 1942 photograph of the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi. Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers are preparing for takeoff. Taken during the Indian Ocean Raid (March 1942) which attacked Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon).
Japanese Matcha Green Tea
Image by Markus Kniebes

Japanese Matcha Green Tea

Matcha, the powdered green tea used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
Japanese Whisk & Tea Bowl
Image by George Moga

Japanese Whisk & Tea Bowl

A traditional bamboo whisk (chasen) and bowl (chawan) used in the Japanese tea ceremony.
Ancient Korean or Japanese Jar
Image by James Blake Wiener

Ancient Korean or Japanese Jar

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 bottom part with a beating...
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