File list
This special page shows all uploaded files.
| Date | Name | Thumbnail | Size | User | Description |
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| 15:14, 4 December 2011 | Engakuji-Shuri.JPG (file) |  |
27 KB | LordAmeth | Since the destruction of the temple in World War II, all that has been rebuilt of the Engaku-ji (Okinawa) in Shuri, Okinawa, is the gate and stone bridge in this entrance area. The main area of the temple, out of frame to the right, remains e |
| 15:10, 4 December 2011 | SogenjiIshimon.JPG (file) |  |
26 KB | LordAmeth | The stone gates of the temple of Sôgen-ji in Tomari, Okinawa. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, 10 March 2008. |
| 14:48, 2 December 2011 | Matsushima-Screens.JPG (file) |  |
33 KB | LordAmeth | The right screen of Tawaraya Sôtatsu's Matsushima Screens, on display at the Sackler Gallery in Washington DC. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, 3 July 2011. |
| 14:45, 28 November 2011 | Samyeongdang at Honpoji.jpg (file) |  |
78 KB | LordAmeth | Statue of Korean envoy Samyeongdang at Honpô-ji temple in Kyoto. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, 4 June 2010. |
| 16:03, 5 November 2011 | Fukuchi-Genichiro.JPG (file) |  |
38 KB | LordAmeth | Fukuchi Gen'ichirô, in a woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, from the collection of the Sackler Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. [http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectNumber=S2003.8.1206 S2003.8 |
| 17:23, 25 October 2011 | Minamoto-Yoshiie.JPG (file) |  |
39 KB | LordAmeth | A depiction of Minamoto no Yoshiie by Kobayashi Kiyochika, from the collection of the Freer-Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, 5 August 2011. |
| 13:43, 17 October 2011 | DanjuroLineage.JPG (file) |  |
96 KB | LordAmeth | "Buckets of Good Wishes Year after Year: The Inherited Glory of the Ichikawa Clan" ca. 1850 Utagawa Toyokuni Woodblock print triptych depicting nine generations of the Ichikawa Danjûrô lineage of kabuki actors. [http://www |
| 07:04, 23 August 2011 | Seichan.jpg (file) |  |
34 KB | Tatsunoshi | |
| 04:20, 16 May 2011 | Agemaki.JPG (file) |  |
24 KB | LordAmeth | Life-size display at Edo-Tokyo Museum of the characters (costumes), props, set, etc. of the kabuki play Sukeroku, highlighting the courtesan Agemaki and her ''kamuro'' (child attendants). Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, 23 January 2008. |
| 04:15, 16 May 2011 | Sukeroku.JPG (file) |  |
27 KB | LordAmeth | A mannequin of Ichikawa Danjûrô XII at the Edo-Tokyo Museum, dressed up as the eponymous lead character from the kabuki play Sukeroku. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, January 2008. |
| 21:09, 24 February 2011 | Suzuki Harunobu - Osen of the Kagiya.jpg (file) |  |
24 KB | LordAmeth | Kasamori Osen and a samurai customer (sometimes identified as a kabuki actor, sometimes as the artist Harunobu) in a woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768-9. Image from the [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ Brooklyn Museum], via [http://commo |
| 09:47, 8 February 2011 | HosokawaGraves.jpg (file) |  |
63 KB | LordAmeth | Graves of the heads of the Hosokawa clan, beginning with Hosokawa Fujitaka, father of Hosokawa Tadaoki, down to Hosokawa Narimori (1804-1860). At Kôtô-in, a sub-temple of Daitokuji, in Kyoto. Photo taken by [[ |
| 09:36, 8 February 2011 | HosokawaToro.JPG (file) |  |
61 KB | LordAmeth | A stone lantern at Kôtô-in in Daitoku-ji, which stands near the graves of the Hosokawa family and is said to have been donated by Sen no Rikyû. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth on 4 June 2010. |
| 00:14, 4 January 2011 | Hawaii Byodoin Amida.jpg (file) |  |
63 KB | LordAmeth | The Amida Buddha statue at the Byôdôin in the Valley of the Temples, O'ahu, Hawai'i. A replica of the famous statue by Jôchô located in the original Byôdô-in in Uji, this sculpture, made in 1968, is said to be the largest |
| 00:13, 30 December 2010 | Kohoan.JPG (file) |  |
61 KB | LordAmeth | The entrance to the main hall of Kohôan, a subtemple of Daitokuji. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 25 June 2010. |
| 23:39, 26 December 2010 | Ryogenin Gates.jpg (file) |  |
22 KB | LordAmeth | The front gates to Ryôgen-in, a subtemple of Daitokuji. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 24 June 2010. |
| 22:31, 26 December 2010 | Obaiin Front Gate.jpg (file) |  |
31 KB | LordAmeth | The front gate to Ôbaiin, a subtemple of Daitokuji and site of the graves of Môri Motonari, Oda Nobuhide, and a number of other members of their families. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 24 June 2010. |
| 17:14, 15 December 2010 | ManabeAkikatsu.JPG (file) |  |
68 KB | LordAmeth | A stone marker marking the site of the Teramachi temporary abode of Manabe Akikatsu during his brief stay in Kyoto in 1858-59, when he was active in suppressing the pro-Imperial movement, seeking Imperial approval for the Harris Treaty and oth |
| 17:01, 13 December 2010 | Ikeda-Yoson-Fudetsuka.JPG (file) |  |
71 KB | LordAmeth | A brushmound at Rosanji (a temple on Teramachi-dôri in Kyoto, famous for supposedly being the site where the Genji monogatari was written), where brushes used by Nihonga painter Ikeda Yoson are buried. |
| 00:43, 15 October 2010 | Shang.CyclicalDates.jpg (file) |  |
67 KB | Bethetsu | An Shang-period oracle bone from the late 2nd millennium BC. The character 癸 is the big X. One can clearly see three cyclical day dates of the divination, R to L followed by 卜"divine". The dates are 癸酉、癸未、癸巳. |
| 00:39, 13 October 2010 | YearDates.jpg (file) |  |
62 KB | Bethetsu | 1610,1712,1387,2005,1724,1418,1610 |
| 18:07, 11 July 2010 | Hojoji.JPG (file) |  |
55 KB | LordAmeth | Stone marker on the site of the former Hojo-ji. 京都市上京区荒神口通寺町東入北側 (On Kôjin-guchi-dôri, east of Teramachi-dôri, on the north side of the street) |
| 02:47, 11 July 2010 | Shunkan.JPG (file) |  |
96 KB | LordAmeth | A monument to Shunkan, located at (or near) the site of his mountain villa in Shishigatani (on Daimonji near Ginkakuji), where the Shishigatani Incident was schemed. |
| 07:53, 8 June 2010 | Hosokawa Toro.JPG (file) |  |
95 KB | LordAmeth | A stone lantern at Kôtô-in in Daitoku-ji, which stands near the graves of the Hosokawa family and is said to have been donated by Sen no Rikyû. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth on 4 June 2010. |
| 23:52, 27 May 2010 | Namamugi Marker.JPG (file) |  |
54 KB | LordAmeth | A marker near the site of the Namamugi Incident, near (today) Namamugi Station, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth on 28 September 2007. |
| 16:37, 27 May 2010 | EdwardSMorse.jpg (file) |  |
26 KB | LordAmeth | Portrait of Edward Sylvester Morse. Scanned from a photo of a painting of Morse from the archives of the Museum of Science Boston. Obtained in hardcopy from the Museum for free; a copy of a photo originally taken at least 75yrs ago, of a painting of a su |
| 03:45, 15 March 2010 | Goshinei.jpg (file) |  |
139 KB | LordAmeth | Official portrait of Emperor Meiji sketched by Edoardo Cliossone on Jan 14, 1889, and widely distributed as 御真影 (''Goshin'ei'', "Sacred Image"), used as part of the emperor-worship ''tennô-sei'' or "emperor system". |
| 03:36, 15 March 2010 | Meiji Emperor.jpg (file) |  |
46 KB | LordAmeth | A famous official portrait of Emperor Meiji, taken in 1873 by Uchida Kuichi. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Photo is in the public domain, on account of its age. |
| 03:34, 15 March 2010 | Meiji-official-portrait.jpg (file) |  |
59 KB | LordAmeth | First official portrait of Emperor Meiji, photographed by Uchida Kuichi, 1872. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Photograph is in public domain on account of age. |
| 03:46, 8 February 2010 | Daruma and Courtesan Hokusai.jpg (file) |  |
125 KB | LordAmeth | A ''mitate-e'' hanging scroll ukiyo-e painting by Hokusai, depicting a courtesan accompanied by Daruma. Painted in the early 19th century, and long since entered into public domain. Reflects no creativity added on the |
| 18:01, 26 January 2010 | Odawara koraimon.jpg (file) |  |
30 KB | LordAmeth | Kôraimon at Odawara castle. Photo by [http://www.flickr.com/people/jpellgen/ Flickr user Jpellgen], uploaded here by User:LordAmeth, under Creative Commons w/ Attribution. Original photo can be seen [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jp |
| 03:25, 25 January 2010 | Kanazawa Koraimon.jpg (file) |  |
20 KB | LordAmeth | The Kôraimon at Kanazawa castle. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth. |
| 20:03, 23 January 2010 | Hasegawa Tohaku - Pine Trees.jpg (file) |  |
22 KB | LordAmeth | 松林図・右隻 (Pine Trees / right hand screen of a pair) One of a Pair of six-folded screens; ink on paper. 156.8 × 356 cm (61.73 × 140.16 in) Tokyo National Museum. Image from Wikimedia Commons. |
| 18:33, 17 January 2010 | Shuri walls.jpg (file) |  |
14 KB | LordAmeth | One section of the walls of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 18:31, 17 January 2010 | Shuri Una.jpg (file) |  |
13 KB | LordAmeth | The ''unâ'' (central bailey; honmaru) plaza at Shuri castle; Seiden on the left, Japanese-style Nanden on the right. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 18:28, 17 January 2010 | Shuri Castle Stairs.jpg (file) |  |
20 KB | LordAmeth | Cropped to better focus on the stairs and investiture tablets. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 18:24, 17 January 2010 | Suimui utaki.jpg (file) |  |
20 KB | LordAmeth | The stone gates and walls to Suimui utaki, at Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 18:18, 17 January 2010 | Zuisenmon.jpg (file) |  |
18 KB | LordAmeth | The Zuisenmon (瑞泉門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 18:13, 17 January 2010 | Bridge of Nations Bell.jpg (file) |  |
17 KB | LordAmeth | The Bridge of Nations Bell (万国津梁の鐘) at Shuri Castle. This is actually a replica, the original being held by the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 17:57, 17 January 2010 | Rokokumon.jpg (file) |  |
15 KB | LordAmeth | The Rôkokumon (漏刻門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 17:56, 17 January 2010 | Kyukeimon.jpg (file) |  |
21 KB | LordAmeth | The Kyûkeimon (久慶門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 17:54, 17 January 2010 | Kofukumon.jpg (file) |  |
13 KB | LordAmeth | The Kôfukumon (広福門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 17:53, 17 January 2010 | Kankaimon.jpg (file) |  |
17 KB | LordAmeth | The Kankaimon (歓会門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 17:51, 17 January 2010 | Hoshinmon.jpg (file) |  |
14 KB | LordAmeth | The Hôshinmon (奉神門) of Shuri castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth. |
| 02:55, 5 January 2010 | Ulysses Grant.jpg (file) |  |
46 KB | LordAmeth | Portrait photo of Ulysses S. Grant, taken sometime between 1870-1880. From [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ulysses_Grant_1870-1880.jpg Wiki Commons]. Public Domain - originally from Library of Congress. Reuploaded by User:LordAmeth |
| 19:52, 4 January 2010 | Takamine.jpg (file) |  |
54 KB | LordAmeth | Portrait photograph of Takamine Jokichi. From "Prominent Americans Interested in Japan and Prominent Japanese in America" (1903), public domain source. |
| 02:24, 21 December 2009 | Kanazawa-Hashitsumemon.jpg (file) |  |
23 KB | LordAmeth | The Hashitsumemon (橋爪門) of Kanazawa Castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth, January 2008. |
| 01:23, 20 December 2009 | Ankokuzenji.jpg (file) |  |
25 KB | LordAmeth | Main temple gate to Ankokuzen-ji, Shuri, Okinawa. Photo by User:LordAmeth, March 2008. |
| 23:55, 19 December 2009 | Shuri-Jigenin.jpg (file) |  |
21 KB | LordAmeth | The Shuri Kannon-dô at Jigen-in Temple, Shuri, Okinawa. Photo by User:LordAmeth, March 2008. |
| 23:53, 19 December 2009 | Shuri-Jigenin-gate.jpg (file) |  |
21 KB | LordAmeth | The gate to Zen temple Jigen-in in Shuri, Okinawa. Photo taken by User:LordAmeth, March 2008. |
