Author: Miranda Dowie

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Understanding Cultures through Clothing: Ainu Attush and Salmon Clothing

When one looks at another country from an outside perspective many things are lost. People assume that the country, as…

“Western-style Japanese Furniture: The Modernization of Japan”

Teasley, Sarah. “Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors”.  Design Issues, Autumn, 2003, Vol. 19, No. 4…

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Ninomaru Garden of Nijo Castle

Title: Ninomaru Garden of Nijo CastleAuthor: SoramimiDate: 24 September 2015Licensing Information: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share…

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Kintai Bridge on Spring Evening, Yamaguchi

Title: Kintai Bridge on Spring Evening, YamaguchiCreator: HASUI, 1883-1957Date: N/APeriod: ~Meiji/Taisho PeriodsLocation: JapanMedium/Materials: Ink on paper transferred from woodblock cuttingDimensions:…

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Waves at Matsushima

Title: Waves at MatsushimaCreator: Tawaraya SōtatsuMaterial/Medium: Ink, gold, and silver on paperDate: ca 1611-1643Culture: Edo periodDimension: 166 x 369.9 cmRepository:…