Emperor Meiji

Emperor Meiji

male, deceased (1912)
(November 3, 1852 — July 30, 1912) was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 18...
Kobayashi Kiyochika

Kobayashi Kiyochika

male, deceased (1915)
Kobayashi Kiyochika was a Japanese "ukiyo-e" painter and printmaker of the Meiji period, most known for his prints of scenes around Tokyo which...
Ogawa Kazumasa

Ogawa Kazumasa

male, deceased (1929)
Ogawa Kazumasa, also known as Ogawa Kazuma or Ogawa Isshin, was a Japanese photographer, printer and publisher who was a pioneer in photomechanical...
Shibata Zeshin

Shibata Zeshin

male, deceased (1891)
Shibata Zeshin was a famous and revolutionary Japanese painter and lacquerer of the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In Japan, he is ironically...
Masaoka Shiki

Masaoka Shiki

male, deceased (1902)
was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist in Meiji period Japan. His real name was Masaoka Tsunenori,, but as a...
Inoue Kaoru

Inoue Kaoru

male, deceased (1915)
Count, (16 January 1836 - 1 September 1915) was a Japanese statesman and a member of the Meiji oligarchy that ruled Japan during the Meiji period...
Josiah Conder

Josiah Conder

male, deceased (1920)
Josiah Conder (September 28 1852 - June 21 1920) was named the "Father of Japanese architecture". A British architect born in London, he designed...
Mori Arinori

Mori Arinori

male, deceased (1889)
Baron , was a Meiji period Japanese statesman, diplomat and founder of Japan's modern educational system.
Charles Wirgman

Charles Wirgman

male, deceased (1891)
Charles Wirgman was a cartoonist, creator of the Japan Punch and illustrator in Meiji period Japan for the Illustrated London News. Wirgman arrived...
Yokoyama Taikan

Yokoyama Taikan

male, deceased (1958)
was the pseudonym of a major figure in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese...