https://textpattern.com/?v=4.8.7 MeijiShowa https://www.meijishowa.com/ Historical stock images of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s. Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:09:28 GMT 200301-0044 - Nihonbashi Bridge Nihonbashi Bridge in Tokyo, published in The Far East Magazine in 1871 (Meiji 4).

The Nihonbashi Bridge was reconstructed in 1872 and again in 1911. This photograph shows the actual old wooden bridge visible on ukiyoe woodblock prints.

Albumen print photographed by Austrian photographer Michael Moser (1853-1912), who was in Japan from 1870 through 1877. When he took this photograph, he was only 18 years old.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/photography/6607/200301-0044-nihonbashi-bridge Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:04:02 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2024-02-20:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/bb1904d0f2638c580d359b8b1889dc23 210122-0060-OS - Sea Otter Hunting Woodblock print of hunters using spears to hunt sea otters near the Kuril Islands in Hokkaido.

Original title: Catching sea otters in Chishima Province, Hokkaido (千島國海獺採之図) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6604/210122-0060-os-sea-otter-hunting Mon, 10 May 2021 23:29:00 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/2a7b826cc1ff9c0db00553dbf6974ad9 210122-0059-OS - Hakodate Ice Business Woodblock print of the ice business in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

The Hakodate ice business was developed in the early 1870s by the Tokyo merchant Kahei Nakagawa (中川嘉兵衛, 1817-1897). Until then, most ice in Japan was imported and known as “Boston Ice”.

Original title: Shipping ice from Hakodate, Hokkaido (北海道函館氷輸出之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6605/210122-0059-os-hakodate-ice-business Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:59 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/2493bdbeaae51d3c19b58179d236e24e 210122-0058-OS - Japanese Whaling Woodblock print of whaling at the Iki Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

Original title: Pulling in a whale in Iki Province (同神樂棧にて引揚図) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6603/210122-0058-os-japanese-whaling Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:58 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/3d720a5ad6988d34c123a78a5f5e0a31 210122-0057-OS - Japanese Whaling Woodblock print of whaling at the Iki Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

Original title: Whale hunting in Iki Province (壱岐國鯨漁之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6598/210122-0057-os-japanese-whaling Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:57 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/072cc9255efcb25d9719caa3832550ad 210122-0056-OS - Camphor Production Woodblock print of camphor production in Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

Original title: Manufacturing camphor in Hyuga Province (日向國樟腦製之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6600/210122-0056-os-camphor-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:56 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/d6a5705101fb92068d2611423dc35495 210122-0055-OS - Copper Sulfate Production Woodblock print of copper sulfate production in Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

Original title: Producing vitriol in Nisshu (日州緑磐製之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

Nisshu is another name for Hyuga Province.

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6602/210122-0055-os-copper-sulfate-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:55 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/9bf6833595856455ce4497b48739cc0a 210122-0054-OS - Threshing & Winnowing Woodblock print of farmers threshing, winnowing and packing rice in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

Original title: Harvesting and threshing rice in Higo Province (同刈場之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6601/210122-0054-os-threshing-winnowing-rice Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:54 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/9952fe5a9fd748b69350a61fc5d05973 210122-0053-OS - Planting Rice Woodblock print of farmers, some wearing sugegasa (sedge-woven hats), planting rice in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. This process is called taue (田植え) in Japanese.

Original title: Planting rice in Higo Province (肥後國田植之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6599/210122-0053-os-planting-rice Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:53 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/a27fa91cb029a18da1b58016e122f119 210122-0052-OS - Imari Porcelain Woodblock print of Imari porcelain production in Arita (有田町), Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

Original title: Manufacturing Imari porcelain in Hizen Province (肥前伊万里陶器造図 二) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6597/210122-0052-os-imari-porcelain-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:52 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/b63d97b6f93818b53d6fb0ef8f743e02 210122-0051-OS - Imari Porcelain Woodblock print of Imari porcelain production in Arita (有田町), Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

Original title: Manufacturing Imari porcelain in Hizen Province (肥前伊万里陶器造図 一) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6591/210122-0051-os-imari-porcelain-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:51 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/330b7d3bb1fea5bb4b8c75633466ef6b 210122-0050-OS - Tuna Fishing Woodblock print of fishermen catching tuna in western Fukuoka Prefecture.

Original title: Catching tuna in Chikuzen Province (筑前國鮪漁之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6593/210122-0050-os-tuna-fishing Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:50 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/512df188c2ef1ef80f039a58e9472b03 210122-0049-OS - Selling Silk Fabric Woodblock print of a traveling sales person showing Hakata-ori, silk fabric made in Hakata in western Fukuoka Prefecture.

Original title: Woven items from Hakata, Chikuzen Province (筑前國博多織圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6595/210122-0049-os-selling-silk-fabric Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:49 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/2164d6f5340d9aae646861513cfb00fd 210122-0048-OS - Bonito Flake Production Woodblock print of bonito flake production in Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku.

Original title: Making dried bonito flakes in Tosa Province (同鰹節を製ス圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6596/210122-0048-os-bonito-flake-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:48 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/cf02b38d973dab5a16ef4a2d077ada38 210122-0047-OS - Fishermen at Work Woodblock print of fishermen hauling in bonito in Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku.

Original title: Fishing for bonito in Tosa Province (土佐國鰹釣之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6594/210122-0047-os-fishermen-at-work Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:47 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/e84617dbaf2ffe49317d7f91969c0bc0 210122-0046-OS - Wild Geese Hunting Woodblock print of wild geese hunters in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku.

Original title: Hunting wild geese in Iyo Province (同國峯越鳬捕図) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6592/210122-0046-os-wild-geese-hunting Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:46 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/11b1bd01edff17df42f558e92aaf0b75 210122-0044-OS - Sugar Production Woodblock print of sugar production in Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku.

Original title: Making sanbon refined sugar in Sanuki Province (同三盆糖製造之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6589/210122-0044-os-traditional-sugar-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:44 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/3a46624a38ec5af91ab976609c024f54 210122-0043-OS - Sugar Production Woodblock print of sugar production in Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku.

Original title: Making white sugar in Sanuki Province (讃岐國白糖製造ノ図) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6586/210122-0043-os-traditional-sugar-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:43 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/156bec229bfe1ee8bea08c599ec17918 210122-0042-OS - Indigo Production Woodblock print of indigo production in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku.

As increased cotton cultivation gave rise to a large textile industry, indigo became extremely important in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868).

Original title: Indigo production in Awa Province (阿波國藍玉製之図 二) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6587/210122-0042-os-japanese-indigo-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:42 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/43c5d1fec85fba4cb2b07d653f12bc22 210122-0041-OS - Indigo Production Woodblock print of indigo production in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku.

As increased cotton cultivation gave rise to a large textile industry, indigo became extremely important in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868).

Original title: Indigo production in Awa Province (阿波國藍製之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6585/210122-0041-os-japanese-indigo-production Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:41 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/8d41259e2e50e22277fdfbe6a073a5b7 210122-0040-OS - Making Tatami Woodblock print of tatami mat production in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture.

Original title: Tatami mat making in Bingo Province (備後國疊表ヲ製圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6588/210122-0040-os-making-tatami Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:40 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/f6facfd11d36f75cd39d62f9edf6a2bd 210122-0039-OS - Japanese Rush Farming Woodblock print of rush farming in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture.

Soft rush has been cultivated in Japanese rice fields since the 15th century. It was used as a material for tatami mats, hanamushiro flower mats (花筵) and zori sandals. The dried pith was used to make andon lamp wicks.

Original title: Planting rush in Bingo Province (備後國藺を植ル圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6583/210122-0039-os-japanese-rush-farming Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:39 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/06dc47ee7fef168f36700acca9835274 210122-0038-OS - Japanese Silk Farming Woodblock print of silk farming in northern Hyogo Prefecture.

Original title: Cultivating wild silkworms in Tajima Province (同國野蠶養之圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6584/210122-0038-os-japanese-silk-farming Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:38 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/a31bfe00cb89836500a60ceb44dcedb0 210122-0037-OS - Wicker Trunk Workshop Woodblock print of artisans making wicker trunks at a workshop in northern Hyogo Prefecture.

Original title: Making wicker trunks in Tajima Province (但馬國柳考老製圖) from the series Products of Greater Japan (大日本物産圖會, Dai Nippon Bussan Zue) by Utagawa Hiroshige III (三代目 歌川広重, 1842?-1894). Published in Tokyo by Okura Magobei (大倉孫兵衛) in 1877 (Meiji 10).

The series was published just before the opening of the First National Industrial Exposition (第1回内国勧業博覧会) in Tokyo’s Ueno Park on August 21, 1877.

]]> https://www.meijishowa.com/art-prints/6581/210122-0037-os-wicker-trunk-workshop Mon, 10 May 2021 23:28:37 GMT Kjeld Duits tag:www.meijishowa.com,2021-05-10:356761c6035a84a8a58061896d7cee22/a48eb31f01758b489c23637eb3a9081d