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Hildreth's "Japan as It Was and Is": A Handbook of Old Japan, Volume 1 (of 2)

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Richard Hildreth
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The volume compiles European eyewitness and historical accounts of Japan from earliest contacts through periods of missionary activity and feudal consolidation. It interleaves travel narratives, mission reports, and official documents to describe political structures, religious beliefs, social customs, arts, and material culture, and traces the arrival and influence of European visitors, the establishment and spread of Christian missions, growth of ports such as Nagasaki, and subsequent restrictions. Chapters provide detailed observations of daily life, architecture, ceremonies, legal practices, and maritime commerce, supplemented by illustrations, maps, and documentary excerpts that chart evolving foreign relations and internal power shifts.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Volume I.

Page
Image of Date Masamune Frontispiece
The Invasion of the Mongol Tartars 2
Entrance to the Temple of Jimmu Tennō 8
Portrait of St. Francis Xavier, One of the Earliest Missionaries to Japan 42
Image of Yoritomo 64
Ise Temple 68
A Shintō Priest 70
Pilgrims returning from a Temple 72
A Buddhist Sermon 74
Performance of Harakiri 78
The Kintai Bridge, Snō 90
Image of Oda Nobunaga 96
Painting of Taikō-Sama 124
The Expedition against Corea 140
Feudal Strongholds: Himeji Castle; Nagoya Castle 160
Image of Iyeyasu 164
Temple of Hideyoshi, Kyōtō 182
A Scene in the Palace Gardens, Kyōtō 196
Performers on the Koto and the Samisen 212
The Tomb of Iyeyasu, Nikkō 230
Facsimile of an Anti-Christian Edict 242
Dutch Candelabrum at Nikkō 256
Attack on Fort Zeelandia in Formosa 302
Nagasaki Harbor 312
Examination of a Prisoner by Torture 354
Festival with Mikoshi 358
Musical Instruments: Two Styles of Drums; A Flute-player 362
Transportation Methods: A Buddhist Priest in a Norimono;
Ancient Imperial Carriages; Lady in a Kago 366
A Bridge spanning the River Ōigawa; View of Fujikawa 378
The River Ōi 384
Japanese Craft: Sailboats; Rowboats; Junks 386
A Merchant Ship 390
A Dry-goods Shop 396
MAPS
Sketch Map of Old Japan 1
Map of Feudal Japan 272