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| ==Timeline of 1887== | | ==Timeline of 1887== |
| + | *1887/1/25-2/24 The [[Meiji Emperor]] travels to Kyoto to pay his respects at his father's tomb, on the 20th anniversary of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei's]] death. |
| + | *1887/spring [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] holds a masked ball at his private residence in which he dresses as a Venetian doge; many misrepresent this as having taken place at the [[Rokumeikan]]. |
| + | *1887/summer - Negotiations led by [[Inoue Kaoru]] with representatives of the Western powers over the revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] are called off, after rumors of concessions offered by Inoue leak and are widely criticized within Japan. |
| + | *1887/9 Inoue Kaoru resigns. |
| + | *1887/11/8-12/17 [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]] [[Mori Arinori]] and [[Prime Minister]] [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] undertake an official inspection tour of [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]] and [[Okinawa prefecture]], accompanied by ''[[Yoga|Yôga]]'' painter [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1887== | | ==Other Events of 1887== |
− | *[[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]] [[Mori Arinori]] and [[Prime Minister]] [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] pay an official visit to [[Okinawa prefecture]], accompanied by ''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]]. | + | *[[Bayonet Constitution]] is proclaimed in Hawaii. |
| + | *China cedes [[Macao]] to Portugal; previously under Chinese jurisdiction, the city now formally becomes a Portuguese colony. |
| + | *The [[Ministry of Education]] donates several dozen Japanese artifacts, including 25 Okinawan objects, to the [[Smithsonian Institution]], as part of an agreement between the Smithsonian and [[Kuki Ryuichi|Kuki Ryûichi]], Japanese ambassador to the United States. |
| *The [[Ryuchi-kai|Ryûchi-kai]] is reorganized as the [[Japan Art Association]] (''Nihon Bijutsu Kyôkai''). | | *The [[Ryuchi-kai|Ryûchi-kai]] is reorganized as the [[Japan Art Association]] (''Nihon Bijutsu Kyôkai''). |
| *[[Shiga Shigetaka]]'s ''[[Nanyojiji|Nan'yôjiji]]'' ("Conditions in the South Seas") is published. | | *[[Shiga Shigetaka]]'s ''[[Nanyojiji|Nan'yôjiji]]'' ("Conditions in the South Seas") is published. |
| *[[Charles Wirgman]]'s ''[[Japan Punch]]'' ceases publication. | | *[[Charles Wirgman]]'s ''[[Japan Punch]]'' ceases publication. |
| + | *[[Queen Victoria]]'s [[Golden Jubilee]] is held in London, with [[Prince Komatsu]] and other members of the Japanese Imperial Family in attendance. Prince Komatsu confers the Grand Star of the Chrysanthemum upon the [[King Edward VII|Prince of Wales]]. |
| + | *''Issei'' (Japanese immigrants not born in Hawaii) are denied voting rights in [[Hawaii]]; this is not lifted until 1952. |
| + | *The Methodist Rev. [[Miyama Kanichi]] establishes the first Christian Mission for Japanese in Hawaii. |
| + | *The Imperial Household commissions numerous artists, [[textiles|textile]] producers, and the like, including [[Iida Shinshichi III]] of [[Takashimaya]] and [[Kawashima Jinbei II]], to produce works for decorating the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace]]. |
| + | *[[Peace Preservation Law]] is enacted. |
| + | *''Yôga'' painters [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] and Yamamoto Hôsui return from studying in Europe. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *[[Ruth Benedict]] is born (d. 1948). | | *[[Ruth Benedict]] is born (d. 1948). |
| + | *Painter [[Hyakutake Kenko|Hyakutake Kenkô]] dies (b. [[1842]]). |
| *Ryukyuan painter [[Nishime Seiraku]] is born (d. 1922). | | *Ryukyuan painter [[Nishime Seiraku]] is born (d. 1922). |
| *Architect [[Watanabe Hitoshi]] is born (d. 1973). | | *Architect [[Watanabe Hitoshi]] is born (d. 1973). |
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