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*''[[Yoga|Yôga]]'' painter [[Asai Chu|Asai Chû]] dies (b. [[1856]]). | *''[[Yoga|Yôga]]'' painter [[Asai Chu|Asai Chû]] dies (b. [[1856]]). | ||
*Art collector and painter [[C.C. Wang]] is born (d. 2003). | *Art collector and painter [[C.C. Wang]] is born (d. 2003). | ||
| + | *[[Robert Karl Reischauer]] is born (d. 1937). | ||
*[[James T. Watkins]], co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1982). | *[[James T. Watkins]], co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1982). | ||
Revision as of 21:50, 17 December 2011
Meiji 40 (明治四十年)
Timeline of 1907
- 1907/6/5 The Ministry of Education declares full control over nomination and selection of judges for the Bunten ("Ministry of Education Exhibition").
- 1907/10/25 The first Bunten opens, at Ueno Park, at the site of the Third Domestic Industrial Exposition.
Other Events of 1907
- Charles Lang Freer travels to Japan.
- Efforts are begun to deepen and expand the port of Naha, and to otherwise modernize the port facilities (completed 1915).
- Saeki Yoshirô claims to have discovered the tomb of Hata no Kôkatsu.
- Tokyo Exposition of 1907 marks the beginning of large municipal expositions, in the wake of the end of national expos.
Births and Deaths
- Abe Jûrô of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1837).
- Yôga painter Asai Chû dies (b. 1856).
- Art collector and painter C.C. Wang is born (d. 2003).
- Robert Karl Reischauer is born (d. 1937).
- James T. Watkins, co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1982).
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