Feudalism Collection

Map of England in 1066
England at the time of the Norman conquest, 1066-1081. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval castle
Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Nottingham Castle in the 1500s
Nottingham Castle overlooking the surrounding countryside in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Medieval dining room
Dining table of a lady of quality, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature from a French manuscript, Renaud de Montauban

Feudal lord instructing peasant workers
Peasants receiving their lords orders before going to work, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration

Feudal Map of Japan in 1615, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan in 1615, (1903). The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

Feudal Map of Japan between 1564 -73, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan between 1564 -73, (1903). The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

Medieval tournament. The two sides of the contest with the Knight of Honor at the center. Miniature in the Livre des tournois of Rene d Anjou (1465). National Library in Paris. France

Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France
Castle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Peasant paying rent in the late Middle Ages
Tenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Heroes of the Shimazu Clan, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Heroes of the Shimazu Clan, 1877

Mori Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mori Motonari Attacking Sue Harutaka at Itsukushima, 1880. Series: A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Kato Kazuenokami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kato Kazuenokami Kiyomasa Kneeling by a Banner, 1878. Series: A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan

Lord Mashiba Subjugates Korea (image 1 of 2), 1862. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Lord Mashiba Subjugates Korea (image 1 of 2), 1862

Portraits of the Tokugawa Rulers, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Portraits of the Tokugawa Rulers, 1878

Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide before His Suicide, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Danjo Matsunaga Hisahide before His Suicide, 1883. Series: Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Shinagawa: Departure of a Daimyo, c.mid-1830's. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Shinagawa: Departure of a Daimyo, c.mid-1830's. From Fifty-three Stations of the T¯okaid¯o, Number 2

The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine, 1845
The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine (image 2 of 3), 1845

The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine, 1845
The Daimyo's Ladies Procession at Eastern Capitol: Hachimangu Shrine and Chaki-Inari Shrine (image 1 of 3), 1845

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. From 100 Ghost Tales from China and Japan

The Great Battle at Sekigahara, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Great Battle at Sekigahara, 1868

The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea, 19th century

The Tokugawa Princess Yohime, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Tokugawa Princess Yohime, 1887. From Lives of Modern People

Osaka Actor Nakamura Shikan in the Role of the Daimyo Fujiwara no Tokihira, c.early 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Osaka Actor Nakamura Shikan in the Role of the Daimyo Fujiwara no Tokihira, c.early 1840s

Masakiyo Captures the Wild Tiger, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Masakiyo Captures the Wild Tiger, 19th century

Konda Teihachiro Tadakazu and Makara Jurozaemon Naozumi(?) Grappling by the Water, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Konda Teihachiro Tadakazu and Makara Jurozaemon Naozumi(?) Grappling by the Water, 1866. From Famous Fights Between Brave Men

Daimyo Procession at Kasumigaseki in Edo, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
Daimyo Procession at Kasumigaseki in Edo, 1863

Kobayakawa Takakage Debating with the Tengu on Mount Hiko, 1892. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kobayakawa Takakage Debating with the Tengu on Mount Hiko, 1892. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Uesugi Kenshin Nyudo Terutora Riding into Battle, Published in 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Uesugi Kenshin Nyudo Terutora Riding into Battle, Published in 1883. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

New Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture... 1801
New Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), " vol. 1, Japan, New Year, 1801

The Style of a Feudal Lord's Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide...c. 1800/01. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Style of a Feudal Lord's Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu), Japan, c. 1800/01

The Style of a Feudal Lord's Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide...c. 1800/01. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Style of a Feudal Lord's Household (Yashiki-fu), from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tosei fuzoku tsu), Japan, c. 1800/01

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1771, Japan, c. 1771

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika (?) in the Play... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fifth Month, 1771 (?), Japan, c. 1771

Shinagawa: Sunrise (Shinagawa, hinode), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Shinagawa: Sunrise (Shinagawa, hinode), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Shinagawa: Departure of the Daimyo (Shinagawa, shoko detachi), from the series "Fift... c. 1833/34
Shinagawa: Departure of the Daimyo (Shinagawa, shoko detachi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu in the scene "Sukeroku” in the play "Hitok... c. 1764
The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyu in the scene "Sukeroku" in the play "Hitokidori Harutsuge Soga" ("The Soga Play)

Feudal Map of Japan between 1573 -83, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Feudal Map of Japan between 1573 -83, (1903). The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan

The Ceremony of Feudal Service, (c9th-10th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ceremony of Feudal Service, (c9th-10th century), 1890. Formal ceremony during Early Medieval period to create a bond between a lord and his fighting man, or vassal

King John signing Magna Charta, June 5, 1215, 1783. Creator: Unknown
King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who took up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5, 1215, 1783

The Emancipation of the serfs in 1861, 1861. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow

Unforgettable day of the Emancipation of the serfs in 1861, 1865. Artist: Russian Master
Unforgettable day of the Emancipation of the serfs in 1861, 1865. Found in the collection of State History Museum, Moscow

Kazuenokami Kato Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kazuenokami Kato Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush, 1883. Series: Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi Cutting a Melon, 1887. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Karukaya Doshin Refusing to Recognize Ishidomaru, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Karukaya Doshin Refusing to Recognize Ishidomaru, 1881. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Agriculture in the Middle Ages
Peasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature

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Feudalism: Unraveling the Social Fabric of Medieval Societies Step back in time and explore the intricate web of power, hierarchy, and obligations that defined feudalism. This captivating system shaped societies across Europe and Japan for centuries, leaving an indelible mark on history. Let's start our journey in England, gazing upon a map from 1066. The land is divided into fiefdoms ruled by powerful lords who built majestic medieval castles as symbols of their authority. One such castle was Nottingham Castle in the 1500s, standing tall amidst lush greenery. Inside these fortresses lay opulent dining rooms where nobles indulged in lavish feasts while surrounded by tapestries depicting tales of valor and chivalry. Meanwhile, outside those stone walls, peasants toiled under the watchful eye of their feudal lord, receiving instructions on their daily tasks. Venturing beyond England's borders takes us to France's stunning Castle of Pierrefonds—a testament to medieval architectural prowess. Here we witness another manifestation as French society operated under similar principles. Across the globe lies Japan with its own unique version captured beautifully on a map from 1615. It reveals a complex network connecting daimyos (feudal lords) ruling over vast territories with unwavering loyalty to the shogunate. Another map showcases Japan before Sekigahara—an era marked by shifting alliances and territorial disputes. Intriguingly contrasting this political landscape are exhilarating tournaments where knights clad in armor clash against each other displaying strength and skill—the ultimate spectacle for both noble spectators and commoners alike. However, not all aspects were glamorous within this social structure; peasants faced hardships like paying rent during the late Middle Ages when even basic survival was a struggle against nature's whims. Amidst it all stood Christian knights whose faith intertwined with their knightly code of honor.