Japan’s tradition: Images of Japanese culture and customs after the Meiji Restoration

Discover images of beauty from old Japan through photographs of beautiful Geisha to the last Samurai captured in stunning detail from late Edo period to after the Meiji Restoration 明治時代

All photographs in the collection are original hand-painted antique 19th century Japanese art prints of Japanese culture and traditions photographed primarily after the Meiji Restoration. These old and original photographs have been scanned at high resolution to ensure prints and reproductions of the photos are of the highest quality. After each photograph is scanned, the high resolution image is then uploaded to our Redbubble store to be ordered as high quality photo prints, posters, canvas prints, wall art and a variety of other products. By using quality images, our Japanese prints can be ordered up to 20" x 24.7" for photo prints and a massive 33.2" x 40.9" for posters.

Antique albumen prints of late Edo Japan and after the Meiji Restoration

Discover Japanese Culture and Traditions in high quality photographic prints

Japanese art captures thousands of years of culture in paintings, woodblock prints and poetry reaching its pinnacle during the Edo Period.

It wasn't until the late 19th century when a new art form was able to capture Japan’s tradition and culture like never before. The introduction of photography to Japan after the Meiji Restoration revealed a mysterious and fascinating world to the West.

Our collection of hand-painted albumen prints bring to life the beauty of Meiji period (明治維新) old Japan including photos of the last samurai, geisha, artisans, royalty and stunning landscapes of the Japanese countryside, temples and villages.

Every one of the 19th century antique Japanese prints in our collection have been scanned as high resolution images and can be ordered as high quality Japanese art prints, posters, stationary, wall art and more from our Redbubble store.

Japan’s Tradition of Culture - from Geisha to the last Samurai

Discover images of Japanese culture, traditions and beauty of Japanese people from the last samurai warriors to beautiful geisha in our remarkable collection of Yokohama studio portraits.

Images of Japan - Temples to Teahouses

It could be said that the beautiful temples in Japan represent the birthplace of Japanese art and culture. The introduction Buddhism to Japan during the 6th century connected Japan to China and brought with it a writing system and new technologies and techniques for art production.

The landscapes of Japan - Scenery to City

Cherry blossoms falling from delicate trees, mountainous landscapes and crashing waves tell the story of Japan's tradition, culture & rich history though Japanese art. The albumen prints of landscapes in our collection bring to life many of the scenes so often depicted of Japanese culture and traditions through woodblock prints and poetry.