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Masao Yamamoto

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Japanese ginbin – silver teapot. Marked “Mitsukoshi” (Japan’s oldest department store). Handle in woven bamboo and lid knob in yamasango (mountain coral), Late Taisho-period (1912-1926). Photo courtesy Kitsune Japanese Art.

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KIMONO by ~colapse

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Summer Kimono, Taishō Period, 1911-1927, Japan

Silk, plain weave, hand-tied warp and weft kasuri

Source: Taishō Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia, and Deco

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上色見熊野座神社 by ひろやん

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Tsukuda Kisho

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Warrior in keiko type armor (terra-cotta tomb figurine), Kofun period (6th century), National Living Treasure of Japan. Tokyo National Museum.   Image via Pinterest

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Kozuka, or knife handle, with crayfish.  Japan, 19th century (1801 - 1900).   Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Embroidered detail of Furisode, Long-sleeved Kimono with Asano Family Crest), Japan, Meiji period, late 19th Century.   Santa Bárbara Museum of Art.

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Model: Haruka. Location: Sensoji Temple, Tokyo. Dec 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oglaend/

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Former maiko Fukuho of Miyagawacho is now working as a geisha in Tokyo’s hanamachi, Shinbashi. Her actual name is Suzume (“Sparrow”). She debuted at this year’s Azuma Odori and gained a great popularity. Congratulations and good luck, Suzume san!

(Photo from Asahi Shinbun)

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私の退屈いけないしてください

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by Susumu Sekiguchi

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Cherry Trees at Yoshino. Pair of six-panel folding screens, Edo Period (1615-1868), 17th century. Ink, mineral colors, and gofun on paper with gold leaf. Each screen: H 68-½ x W 148 in. (173.5cm x 377 cm). Courtesy Erik Thomsen.