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ANONYMOUS
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1849
Tokyo, Japan, Fujiya Kichizō, 1849
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1 Page (96.5 cm x 71.3 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7146
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The document is a street map oriented to the west. It has a few illustrations to show ships in Edo Bay and some buildings. A large hollyhock family crest identifies Edo Castle, the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate government. The locations of residences of lords of the fiefs are identified with their family crests. Included is a chart that shows dist...
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ANONYMOUS
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1920s-1930s?
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1 Sheet (21.5x14.5 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7176
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National Anthropological Archives
The map shows a bird's-eye view of the city and its surroundings--the city as a grid of streets and the environs as hills, bay, and so forth. Identified and/or illustrated are various historical and scenic points of interest, including the anchoring spot for the blackships of European nations and the spot where Perry landed. An English caption emph...
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Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694
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undated
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1 Page (30.5 cm x 43 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7163
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Included is the print which shows actors on the stage and members of the audience. Some of the latter, as well as the characters depicted by the actors, are named. A cover sheet includes a biographical sketch of the artist.
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Matsukawa Hanzan, Japanese, fl. 1850-82
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Nara, Japan, Hirai Sahiro, 1876
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1 Page (47.6 cm x 61.5 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7167
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National Anthropological Archives
The document presents a bird's-eye view of Mt. Yoshino in spring, with the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Historical temples and shrines are labled in red squares. Also includes an explantory text for various points of interest, entitled "Yoshino sōsō ryakki" (Brief historical sketch of Yoshino). It has excerpts from both historical and geographica...
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A. T. Agate drawings of Natives of Oceania and ornamental architecture
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Agate, Alfred T.
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1838-42
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7 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS382524
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National Anthropological Archives
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Harmer, Alexander Francis, 1856-1925
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May, 1883
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1 Drawing
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS363200
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National Anthropological Archives
Signed A. F. Harmer.
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Whitehorse, Roland Noah, 1920-1998
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1974
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11 Items (pieces )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7616
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The paintings are of grotesquely comical men. One painting folds at the edges so that it stands. It is a bust of a cadaverous man, with eagle feathers, discolored eye, diaper pen on a braid, tattoos, and other objects. There is another copy of this and two preliminary drawings. owing the front, side, and view of a pot-bellied man with garish body p...
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Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
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between 1820 and 1824
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1 Page (48 cm x 43.5 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7149
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The Tōkaidō was the road extending from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto and passing through the provinces bordering on the Pacific Ocean. The map is a bird's-eye view of the region. It is decorated with sketches of houses, fields, boats, and so forth.
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Sweeny, Robert Ormsby, 1831-1902
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undated
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20 Prints
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4520
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National Anthropological Archives
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Wright, John Womack, 1876-1953
Weissheimer, J. Warren
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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1917
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24 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2494
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Also includes 1 letter from Captain Weissheimer to Dr Fewkes, sketch of camp and vicinity, and 50 small photos.