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Tay Son Rebellion
Created page with "*''Dates: 1771-1789'' The Tay Son Rebellion was an uprising against Vietnam's Le Dynasty by members of the Nguyen family of Tay Son, which ended in th..."
1789
Timeline of 1789
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1789
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1788
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1787
Other Events of 1787
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15 August 2016
1790
Other Events of 1790
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Japanese books
Styles of Traditional Bookbinding
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File:Gosenshu.jpg
A replica of a Heian or Kamakura period copy of the Gosen Wakashu. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 31 Aug 2015.
Japanese books
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File:Beian-calligraphy-ex.jpg
A folding book of example calligraphy by Ichikawa Beian. Tokyo National Museum, B-3125-1. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 11 Aug 2013.
Qian Bo
Created page with "right|thumb|320px|A copy of colophons for the poems from the [[Orchid Pavilion Gathering, copied out by Qian Bo. Collection of the [[Tokyo National..."
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Copy of colophons for the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, by Qian Bo. Tokyo National Museum. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 11 Aug 2013.
14 August 2016
William Anderson
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William Anderson
Created page with "*''Born: 1842'' *''Died: 1900'' William Anderson was a professor of anatomy at the Imperial Naval Medical College in Tokyo, and became curator of Japanese art at the ..."
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13 August 2016
Niwaka
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File:Niwaka-utamaro.jpg
Niwaka entertainers, in a woodblock print by Utamaro. British Museum, 1924,0327,0.14. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.
12 August 2016
Korean embassies to Edo
Timeline of Missions
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Korean embassies to Edo
Timeline of Missions
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1643
Other Events of 1643
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Births and Deaths
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Births and Deaths
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Itakura Shigemune
Created page with "*''Born: 1586'' *''Died: Meireki 2/12/1 (15 Jan 1657)'' *''Titles: Kyoto shoshidai (1619/9-1654/12/6)'' Itakura Shigemune served as Kyoto shoshidai (c..."
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Births and Deaths
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Telling Time
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Telling Time
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File:Clock2.jpg
A rough illustration of how the ''koku'' periods for telling time changed over the course of the seasons. Designed by User:LordAmeth.
Telling Time
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File:Clock-diagram.JPG
Diagram of the system of telling time in Edo period Japan. Designed by User:LordAmeth.
Telling Time
Created page with "right|thumb|320px|A 17th century Japanese-made clock based on European technology In Edo period Japan, the day was divided into six ''koku'' (刻), and..."
File:Clock.jpg
Japanese lantern clock, 1678. British Museum, P&E 1958.10-6.2032. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.
11 August 2016
1727
Other Events of 1727
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Engelbert Kaempfer
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尚 (Shô)
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Engelbert Kaempfer
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File:Kaempfer-audience.jpg
The Dutch audience with the Shogun, as depicted by Engelbert Kaempfer, in his ''History of Japan''. British Museum library. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.
Japanese books
Elements of a Book
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File:Chinzei-ryukyu-ki-naidai.JPG
First opening of Miyata Nanboku's Chinzei Ryukyu-ki, 1835. Sakamaki-Hawley Collection, University of Hawaii Library. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 9 Sept 2011.
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The colophon, or okutsuke, of Chinzei Ryukyu-ki by Miyata Nanboku. Sakamaki-Hawley Collection, University of Hawaii Library. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 9 Sept 2011.
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File:Album-binding.jpg
A book bound as an album, in gajôsô (画帖装) binding. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 31 Aug 2015.
File:Tetchoso.jpg
An example of a book bound in the Retsujôsô (列帖装) or tetchôsô (綴葉装) manner. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 31 Aug 2015.
Haniwa
Created page with "right|thumb|320px|A ''haniwa'' figure of a chieftain excavated in [[Ibaraki prefecture, and on display at the British Museum]] *''Japanese'': 埴..."
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A haniwa chieftain, British Museum. JA 2003.3-19.3. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.
Monju
Created page with "right|thumb|320px|A 1680s sculpture of Monju on display at the British Museum *''Sanskrit: Mañjuśrī'' *''Japanese'': 文殊 ''(monju)'' Monju, or Man..."
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Sculpture of Monju bodhisattva, 1680s. British Museum. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.