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1.
Kipling's Japan.

Published / Created:
2002
Call Number:
Richards Kipling 2702
Collection Title:
Kipuringu no Nihon hakken
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
[Selections. Japanese. 2002]
Description:
From the David Alan Richards Collection of Rudyard Kipling. and Original dust jacket. Belly band.
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English
Collection Created:
Tokyo : Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2002
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Kipling's Japan.

2.
Unsun playing cards

Published / Created:
[1890?]
Call Number:
JAP22
Image Count:
14
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN JAP22: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Italo-Portuguese suit system., Composition of deck: 75 [Un, Sun, Sota, Rohai, Koshi, Uma; 9-1, with a fifth suit, Tomoe]., Single suit sign on Aces., and Japanese mythological personalities; un and sota are pictured against silver background; the others, against yellow background.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Unsun playing cards

3.
[Hanafuda playing cards].

Published / Created:
[1870?]
Call Number:
JAP23
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN JAP23: Imperfect: Plum Tanzaku wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: Months., and Composition of deck: 48 [12 suits of 4 cards].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Hanafuda playing cards].

4.
Letter to Emperor Komei, circa 1853

Creator:
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Call Number:
GEN MSS 1287
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Contemporary Japanese manuscript translation of a letter from American President Millard Fillmore to Japanese Emperor Komei, presented by Commodore Matthew C. Perry on July 14, 1853. The letter outlines President Fillmore's aims to open trade relations with Japan. The translation was likely produced between July 1853 and February 1854
Description:
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), thirteenth president of the United States., Emperor Komei (1831-1867), 121st emperor of Japan., and In Japanese
Subject (Geographic):
Japan, United States., United States, and Japan.
Subject (Name):
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874., Kōmei, Emperor of Japan, 1831-1867., and Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations and Foreign economic relations
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter to Emperor Komei, circa 1853

5.
Visualized map of all the countries

Creator:
Koyano, Ishun, creator
Published / Created:
Bunka 6, 6th month :
Call Number:
2018 +512
Image Count:
154
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
Bankoku ichiranzu, Bankoku ichiran zusetsu, and (Explanation of the visualized map of all the countries)
Description:
BEIN 2018 +512: Manuscript annotations in English on margins of map., Cover attached; cover and map title the same., Accompanied by: BANKOKU ICHIRAN ZUSETSU : (Explanation of the visualized map of all the countries) / Koyano Yoshiharu. -- Bunka 7 : (1810). -- 2 v., ill. ; 25.2 x 18 cm., Kôzanrō is a private school of Koyano Yoshiharu., and California shown as an island.
Publisher:
Kôzanrô, (June, 1809)
Subject (Geographic):
Japan and Japan.
Subject (Topic):
World maps, Geography, Study and teaching, and Prints, Japanese
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Visualized map of all the countries

7.
Unsun playing cards

Published / Created:
[1720?]
Call Number:
JAP21
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN JAP21: Imperfect: 18 cards (9 courts and 9 pip cards) wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Italo-Portuguese suit system., Composition of deck: 75 [Un, Sun, Sota, Rohai, Koshi, Uma; 9-1, with a fifth suit, Tomoe]., Single suit sign on Aces, floral decoration., Faces of all courts have been eradicated; sun of swords in heavy armor; sota of swords battles serpent; sun of batons in heavy armor, poses against checkerboard background; sota of batons battles serpent; uma of coins rides white horse; sun of Tomoe is pictured against checkerboard background., and Floral decoration on pip cards.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Unsun playing cards

8.
Japanese Scroll "The Art of War"

Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Scroll
Description:
A Japanese scroll, translating to "The Art of War". The book "The Art of War", written by Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) is about the art of war in relation to the ancient Chinese book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Scrolls
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Japanese Scroll "The Art of War"

10.
Traditional wedding parade, Korea, ca.1920-1940

Published / Created:
between 1920 and 1940
Call Number:
RG 101
Container / Volume:
Box 43 | n.a.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
“Un riche cortège nuptial coréen. A rich corean [Korean] wedding.” An affluent wedding party is shown parading along a town street. A man, possibly the groom , rides in a rickshaw in front of a palanquin. The name of the publisher, “Missions-Etrangères de Paris, 128 rue du Bac.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Subject (Geographic):
Japan
Subject (Topic):
Marriage; Transport
Found in:
Yale Divinity Library > Traditional wedding parade, Korea, ca.1920-1940