Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration Louvre

Illustration Louvre

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Louvre Museum

Illustration - Louvre Museum

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT, LOUVRE MUSEUM, RICHELIEU AND SULLY ROOMS, PAINTINGS FRANCE AND NORTHERN EUROPE, LE TRICHEUR A L'AS DE CARREAU, OIL ON CANVAS OF GEORGES DE LA TOUR IN 1636 Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue names mixed up for 350 years at Miyagi Pref. temple

Statue names mixed up for 350 years at Miyagi Pref. temple

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows 17th-century wooden statues of head priests at the Zuiganji temple in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture -- the statues of Hosshin (L) and Ungo. Their names were mixed up for nearly 350 years until 1999. Hosshin was the temple's head priest in the 13th century and Ungo was a 17th-century head priest, who in 1636 oversaw the temple's restoration to its present form.

Statue names mixed up for 350 years at Miyagi Pref. temple

Statue names mixed up for 350 years at Miyagi Pref. temple

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows 17th-century wooden statues of head priests at the Zuiganji temple in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture -- the statues of Hosshin (L) and Ungo. Their names were mixed up for nearly 350 years until 1999. Hosshin was the temple's head priest in the 13th century and Ungo was a 17th-century head priest, who in 1636 oversaw the temple's restoration to its present form.

Still Life of Flowers - Monnoyer

Still Life of Flowers - Monnoyer

Still Life of Flowers in a Bronze Urn with a Parakeet, Fruit and Architectural Fragments. Painting by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699) Date: mid 17th century

Nikko Toshogu-2

Nikko Toshogu-2

Toshogu - Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi prefecture, dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokygawa Ieyasu. The shrine was established to house Ieyasu's remains. The extant highly ornate shrine buildings and gateways were erected in 1636. (Photo taken on November 24, 1999)

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fukushima Gainax to produce PR anime for Date City

Fukushima Gainax to produce PR anime for Date City

Date Mayor Shoji Nishida (C) and Yoshinori Asao (2nd from R), president of Fukushima Gainax, join hands in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2015, at a press conference to announce that the firm will produce an animation to promote tourism in the northeastern Japanese city. The film will trace the life of warlord Date Masamune (1567-1636), the 17th head of the Date clan that has its roots in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The Great Bell,Chion-in Temple

The Great Bell,Chion-in Temple

The big bell of Chion-in Temple is seen from the west side of the bell tower. Men and women in kimono are looking at the bell over the iron fence. Also called Yoshimizu's Bell, this is the largest bronze bell in Japan and was cast at Sanjo-Kamanza foundry in 1636. It is 5.4m high, 2.7m in diameter, 29cm thick, and weighs 7.5 tons. This was taken by British photographer H. G. Ponting in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐32‐0]

The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

Sanmon gate of Tozenji Temple viewed from the temple grounds (opposite from photograph #3420). Since one of the leaning pines has been cut down, this photograph was taken after #3420, probably at the beginning of the Meiji Period. The sea coast came up to the gate at that time. At present, due to landfill, the coast is located at a greater distance. According to Tokyo Annai (Tokyo Information), Tozenji Temple belongs to the Myoshinji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism and was built in 1610. Built initially built above the reservoir as Reinan-an by the Buddhist priest Reinan, it was moved to Takanawa in 1636 and the name was changed to Tozenji.==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐2‐0]

The five-story pagoda of Kaneiji Temple

The five-story pagoda of Kaneiji Temple

This five-storied pagoda was built in 1631by Doi Toshikatsu, a minister of the Shogunate, and was donated to Ueno Toshogu Shrine (the shrine dedicated to the first Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu). The original pagoda was destroyed by a fire at Yakushi-do in 1636 and replaced with this pagoda by Doi Toshikatsu the same year. The stone lanterns of Toshogu visible in the foreground are still remain on the north side of the approach to Ueno Zoo. Ownership transferred to Kan'eiji Temple in 1868 and then the Metropolitan Tokyo Government after World War II. Today it is referred to as the former pagoda of Kan'eiji Temple. Only two pagodas from the Edo Period remain in Tokyo at present, this one and another at Honmonji Temple in Ikegami.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐16‐2]

Nishi Honganji Temple

Nishi Honganji Temple

The grounds of Nishi Honganji Temple, looking from the southeastern side of Goei-do facing north-northwest. The buildings are (from the left) the Goei-do (Taishi-do) and Amida-do (Main Hall). A mizubuki gingko tree is visible. The Goei-do was built in 1636 and the Amida-do in 1760. These two buildings are connected by an arcade. Many people, including children, are gathered around the bronze lanterns.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐9‐0]

Nishi Honganji Temple

Nishi Honganji Temple

Goei-do of Nishi Honganji Temple, looking from the east side facing west. A bronze lantern is installed at the centre. People can be seen praying in front of the stairs. The Goei-do is also called the Taishi-do and was built in 1636. It is an irimoya-zukuri style building with roof tiles and an east-west width of 45 meters, a north-south length of 57 meters, and a height of 27 meters.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐111‐0]

Akasakamon gate

Akasakamon gate

One of the castle gates and approach to Edo Castle. Kuroda built the square shape in 1636, and the gate was restored by Kato and Ogawa in 1639. The description in Edo Meisho says: This gate has a good view of the Big Dipper, so it is an excellent strategic point within Edo Castle. A very similar photo can be seen on page 53 of the Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten (The Kadokawa Dictionary of Japanese Geographic Names), saying it is a photo taken by the Englishman Black in 1872.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐11‐0]

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

Photo taken June 26, 2020, at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows an equestrian statue of Date Masamune (1567-1636), the first feudal lord head of the Sendai Domain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

A mother and child pose for a photo in front of an equestrian statue of Date Masamune (1567-1636), the first feudal lord head of the Sendai Domain, unveiled at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 26, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

Equestrian statue of Sendai feudal lord

Photo taken June 26, 2020, at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows an equestrian statue of Date Masamune (1567-1636), the first feudal lord head of the Sendai Domain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound a bell on a trial basis on Dec. 27, 2016, at Chion-In in Kyoto, prior to New Year's Eve. The 3.3-meter-tall, 70-ton, 2.8-meter in diameter bell, created in 1636, is one of the biggest in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound a bell on a trial basis on Dec. 27, 2016, at Chion-In in Kyoto, prior to New Year's Eve. The 3.3-meter-tall, 70-ton, 2.8-meter in diameter bell, created in 1636, is one of the biggest in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound bell on trial basis

Monks sound a bell on a trial basis on Dec. 27, 2016, at Chion-In in Kyoto, prior to New Year's Eve. The 3.3-meter-tall, 70-ton, 2.8-meter in diameter bell, created in 1636, is one of the biggest in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo