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Total number of records: 26

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Books and printed items21
Textiles5

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International Textile Collection5
Brotherton Collection2
English Literature1
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1

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natural history3
ainu language2
korean language2
british1
buddha and buddhism1
buddhism1
folklore1

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Japan26
China5
Great Britain4
Asia2
India2
Iran2
Korea2
Ryukyu Islands2
Thailand2
Turkey2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716)5
Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729)5
Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-18634
Oliphant, Laurence (1829-1888)4
Everard, Edmund3
Scheuchzer, John Gaspar3
Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste (1605-1689)3
Delboe, Simon2
Desmaizeaux, Pierre (1673?-1745)2
Gibben, Hamond2

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Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon (v.1)

Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729)

1758

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Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon (v.2)

Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729)

1758

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Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon (v.3)

Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729)

1758

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Memorials of the empire of Japon : in the XVI and XVII centuries

Rundall, Thomas; Adams, William (1564-1620)

1850

Contents: A description of the empire in the 16th century. From... Harleian mss. 6249 -- Letters of William Adams,1611 to 1617 -- Notes -- Summary of a narrative by His Excellancy Don Rodrigo de Viver...

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fukusa
Textile

fukusa

late 18th-19th Century

The face fabric of this fukusa (gift cover) consists of navy blue silk satin which is backed onto an orange silk fabric. Metallic gold coloured tassels are attached to three of the four corners. The...

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In ghostly Japan

Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904)

1899

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fabric offcuts
Textile

chirimen fragment

19th Century

A piece of red crepe [chirimen] with white patterning of flowers containing a fine dot pattern. The patterning may have been created using the yuzen paste resist technique in which a resist paste is...

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damask fragment
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damask fragment

before 1900

Fragment of damask woven fabric in yellow and white on a dark blue background The patterning has an overall structure of undulating lines (tatewaku) composed of bamboo, plum blossom and pine trees (th...

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damask fragment
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damask fragment

before 1900

Fragment of damask woven fabric with multicoloured patterning on a white background. The design depicts an irregular-edged band containing peonies and chrysanthemums. Above and below this are bands ...

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damask fragment
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damask fragment

before 1900

Fragment of damask woven fabric with multicoloured patterning of peony flowers and butterflies on a background of checks and stripes.

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Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854 : under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry

Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794-1858); Hawks, Francis Lister (1798-1866); United States naval expedition to Japan

1857

This edition contains only the material in v.1 of the government edition.

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