Edo Era

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Goze (瞽女) were blind shamisen musicians that traveled the countryside playing their traditional instrument for peasants. They were a well organized guild with strict rules and standards. One of these rules was celibacy and if violated the woman would be excommunicated from the guild. They often traveled in threes walking in a single file line with their hand on each other's shoulder, many times traveling through harsh conditions such as rain and snow. They would play and tell their…

After the fall of Osaka Castle, the peaceful Edo period started under the rule of the Tokugawa family. This is the era when the samurai…

Detail. Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide | “The Newly Opened Port of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture” | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Met

Historic Japanese Street: Bustling street scene in Japan with traditional rickshaws, quaint shops, and Mount Fuji in the distance. #japan #street #mount fuji #rickshaws #cultural #traditional #buildings #shops #aiart #aiphoto #stockcake https://ayr.app/l/z6Ba

Tea Ceremony, Japan. My second night in Japan, some friends had a tea ceremony for me. Love the taste of green tea, especially green tea ice cream

Explore PEM’s Japanese Art collection with the rarest pieces of Japanese art throughout history, even in Japan, from the Edo & Meiji periods and beyond.

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The Edo Period, also known as the Tokugawa Period, was a significant era in Japanese history that lasted from 1603 to 1868. This period was characterized by relative peace, stability, and isolation, marking a stark contrast to the preceding age of civil war and unrest. The Edo Period was named after the city of Edo, now known as Tokyo, which became the political center of Japan under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.Despite its isolationist policies, the Edo Period was a time of…

Naomi no Kimono Asobi has valiantly translated the caption to find that it translates as follows: "Edo Age - Kyoto woman dressed in fine clothes, younger daughter of townhouse." So, this is in fact a re-enactment of earlier dress of the merchant classes, probably for the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages). "The Machiya of Kyoto are traditional Townhouses dating from the Edo period (1603–1867). Born out of the city’s growing merchant class, they functioned as both residences and workspaces…

Above: A page from the government-approved morals education textbook 'Watashitachi no Doutoku' ('Our Morals'), for 5th- and 6th-graders, describes behaviors said to be from the Edo Period. In recent years, many Japanese public schools have begun programs teaching Edo period etiquette to the students. The board of education in the city of Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, launched a pilot project to teach Moriya shigusa, which is inspired by Edo shigusa, to its elementary and junior high schools…

Edo Market Scene Check more: https://paintlyx.com/edo-market-scene/

The kimono of an early Edo Period lady. It still greatly resembles the Muromachi Period kosode.