EditorialLeaders of the Pacification of the Kagoshima Rebels Celebrating with Cups of Wine from the Emperor (Kagoshima zokuto chinsei ni yotte shosho tenhai chodai no zu).
EditorialThe Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on September 14, 1862, which resulted in the bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. Charles Lennox Richardson (a British merchant) is at the centre of the scene. Woodblock print; Jap...
EditorialLeaders of the Pacification of the Kagoshima Rebels Celebrating with Cups of Wine from the Emperor (Kagoshima zokuto chinsei ni yotte shosho tenhai chodai no zu).
EditorialHelmet (Hoshi Kabuto), 14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudo), H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 3 oz. (3120 g), Helmets, The helmet bowl, constructed of thirty-two iron plates, dates...
EditorialThe Namamugi Incident was a samurai attack on foreign nationals in Japan on September 14, 1862, which resulted in the bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863. Charles Lennox Richardson (a British merchant) is at the centre of the scene. Woodblock print; Jap...