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Hace 4 días · Ieyasu retired to Sunpu Castle in Sunpu, but he also supervised the building of Edo Castle, a massive construction project which lasted for the rest of Ieyasu's life. The result was the largest castle in all of Japan, the costs for building the castle being borne by all the other daimyo, while Ieyasu reaped all the benefits.
Hace 5 días · For the first time in twenty-four years, Utagawa Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo —one of the Brooklyn Museum’s greatest treasures—returns to public display. The Museum’s complete set of these celebrated prints is among the world’s finest, full of vibrant colors preserved by decades in the dark.
Hace 15 horas · Edo writers by contrast saw "zeeroku" as obsequious apprentices, stingy, greedy, gluttonous, and lewd. To some degree, Osaka residents are still stigmatized by Tokyo observers in the same way today, especially in terms of gluttony, evidenced in the phrase, "Residents of Osaka devour their food until they collapse" ( 大阪は食倒れ , "Ōsaka wa kuidaore" ) .
Hace 2 días · Ukiyo-e [a] is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e ( 浮世絵 ...
Hace 5 días · The Edo Period of Japan spanned 1603 to 1868, a period that was marked by stability, order, and cultural development. Apr 11, 2024 • By Matt Whittaker, BA History & Asian Studies. The year 1603 marked the beginning of the Tokugawa Era in Japan, also known as the Edo Period. The era began as Japan secluded itself for over two centuries ...
Hace 3 días · However, the ban on Christianity led to numerous other mass martyrdoms, including the afroementioned Great Martyrdom at Edo in 1623. As a result of the persecutions, Japan’s Christians, for a lengthy period between the 16th and 19th centuries, lived secretly under threat of violence and humiliation.
Hace 4 días · Explore Predjama Castle in Slovenia, a stunning fortress built into a cliffside cave. Learn about its 12th-century origins and the legendary knight Erazem of Predjama through this detailed guide. Discover secret tunnels and intriguing tales of sieges.
