User contributions
15 November 2016
10 November 2016
Katsuren gusuku
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File:Katsuren-model.JPG
A model of Katsuren gusuku, giving some sense of what the castle may have looked like in its peak. Display at the rest area / visitor information center outside the castle. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 4 Nov 2016.
File:Katsuren.JPG
Katsuren gusuku. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 4 Nov 2016.
Chuzan
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Amawari
Life
+16
Gosamaru
oops. my bad. undoing.
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Gosamaru
Life
+1
Gosamaru
Life
+177
Oni Ogusuku
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Katsuren gusuku
ill come back to do more with this in the morning
Lady Ban
Created page with " Lady Ban was a consort to Emperor Cheng of China's Han Dynasty (r. 33-7 BCE). She is famous for an incident in which she is said to have refused ..."
9 November 2016
Emperor Yuan of Han
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File:Lady-feng.jpg
Lady Feng and the Bear, a scene from the Admonition Scroll. British Museum. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 1 Aug 2015.
Zhang Hua
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Emperor Yuan of Han
References
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Emperor Yuan of Han
Created page with "*''Reign: 48 - 33 BCE'' Emperor Yuan was an emperor of China's Han Dynasty. One of his consorts was known as Lady Feng, who is known for an episode i..."
Zhang Hua
Created page with "*''Born: 232'' *''Died: 300'' Zhang Hua was a poet, writer, and official of China's Six Dynasties Period. The text of the famous "Admonitions Scroll" (with image..."
8 November 2016
6 November 2016
5 November 2016
Serizawa Keisuke
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File:Serizawa.jpg
The Iroha poem, in a design by Serizawa Keisuke, c. 1960s, on a silk panel. Metropolitan Museum of Art, John C. Weber Collection. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 31 Dec 2014.
Serizawa Keisuke
Created page with "*''Born: 1895'' *''Died: 1984'' *''Japanese'': 芹沢 銈介 ''(Serizawa Keisuke)'' Serizawa Keisuke was a textile designer and a prominent member of the Mingei (..."
Sakamoto Manshichi
Created page with "*''Born: 1900'' *''Japanese'': 坂本 万七 ''(Sakamoto Manshichi)'' Sakamoto Manshichi was a noted photographer of the prewar era. He is perhaps best known for his ..."
4 November 2016
Tortoise shell
Created page with "right|thumb|320px|[[Courtesan wigs for Hawaii Kabuki, loaded with fake (plastic) tortoiseshell hair ornaments]] *''Japanese'': 鼈甲 ''..."
File:Courtesan-kabuki-wigs.jpg
Courtesan wigs for Hawaii Kabuki. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 24 April 2011.
3 November 2016
Nakijin Choei
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File:Prince-loochoo.jpg
An illustration of the "Prince of Loo Choo" from Basil Hall's diary, referring to (and thus depicting) Nakijin anji Chôei. Public domain image courtesy of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sho_koki.jpg Wikimedia Commons].
Basil Hall
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Basil Hall
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Ryukyu lacquerware
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Basil Hall
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Basil Hall
Created page with "*''Born: 1788'' *''Died: 1844'' Basil Hall was a British officer and diplomatic official who served as a member of an 1816 mission to China led by [[Lord Amherst]..."
HMS Alceste and Lyra
Created page with " The HMS ''Alceste'' and ''Lyra'' were a pair of British Royal Navy vessels which carried a diplomatic mission led by Lord Amherst to China in 1816, as well as a missi..."
Lord Amherst
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Scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu
Aristocratic Life
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Okumiza
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Kingdom of Ryukyu
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Kingdom of Ryukyu
Independence
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Li Dingyuan
Created page with "*''Other Names'': 墨荘 ''(Mò Zhuāng)'' *''Chinese/Japanese'': 李 鼎元 ''(Lǐ Dǐngyuán / Ri Teigen)'' Li Dingyuan was a Qing Dynasty official who served as vi..."