Kamakura period

Kamakura period, 1299 Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen.Volume 7 (絹本著色一遍上人絵伝, kenpon choshoku ippen shōnin eden). This is part of the handscroll located at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo.Color on silk. Size of the full scroll: 37.8 x 802.0 cm. National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.

Typical clothing for a samurai family in the Kamakura period

Court lady of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) , Japan. Scan from book “The History of Women’s Costume in Japan.” Scanned by Lumikettu of Flickr. Japanese costume many centuries ago…recreation accomplished in Kyoto during the 1930’s

"• Samurai archer on horseback, Kamakura period • Taira Masakado • Minamoto Yoshitsune", José Ignacio Redondo

Vintage & antique kimonos from Japan.

Kamakura period, 1299 Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen.Volume 7 (絹本著色一遍上人絵伝, kenpon choshoku ippen shōnin eden). This is part of the handscroll located at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo.Color on silk. Size of the full scroll: 37.8 x 802.0 cm. National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.

The japanese chronological table. preceramic period. jomon-era. yayoi-era. kofun-era. Asuka-era. nara-era. Heian-era. Kamakura-era. Muromachi-era. Nanboku-chō era. sengoku-era. Azuchi-momoyama-era. Edo-era. Bakumatsu. Meiji-era. Taisho-era. Shōwa. Heisei.

Lady’s maid of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) ,

Procession of Mounted Archery. Costume. Mounted Archery called Yabusame was encouraged as a marshal art during the Kamakura period.

15. Armour of the Kamakura period (2) - Kamakura period - Early Muromachi period (14th-15th Century)

Shinto female dancer. Hand-colored image, late 19th century, Japan. From the book Japanese Customs and Manners by K. Ogawa, Meiji 31 (1898)

Kamakura period, 1299 Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen.Volume 7 (絹本著色一遍上人絵伝, kenpon choshoku ippen shōnin eden). This is part of the handscroll located at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo.Color on silk. Size of the full scroll: 37.8 x 802.0 cm. National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.

The art of the kabuki theater has been at the forefront of Japanese popular culture for over 400 years.

Statue of Raijin, Kami of Thunder, Sanjūsangen-dō Temple Kyoto, Kamakura period, 13th century

The Muromachi Period (Muromachi Jidai, 1333-1573 CE) refers to the period of Japanese medieval history when the Ashikaga shogun capital was located in the Muromachi...

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