Thematic Index

This thematic index enables exploration of the collection through a hierarchical classification of visual subjects, inspired by Jörgensen’s pyramid. Each theme brings together categories and subcategories (entities, scenes, symbols, techniques) to support the search and discovery of photographs.


abacus (12) accident (14) acrobat (23) actor (115) Ainu (1) altar (52) apprentice geisha (3) Arashiyama (1) arch (6) archer (29) architecture (7) Arima (12) armor (66) arsenal (27) Asakusa (2) Ashinoyu (1) autumn (7) autumn (1) avenue (108) azalea (11) baby (192) back (20) back (8) Bakumatsu (10) ball (26) bamboo (87) bank (14) barracks (11) barrier (7) basin (6) basket (103) basketry (13) bath (46) battledore (1) bay (116) beach (268) beef; bull (44) beggar (54) Beijing (41) bell (133) bench (63) bingo (47) bird (16) biwa (100) blind (57) Bluff (16) boat (134) boat (864) bonsai (7) Book (14) box (25) box (17) Breast (17) bridge (1.1k) bronze (142) broom (44) broom (5) Buddha (358) Buddhist (215) Buddhist (12) building (8) bundle/faggot (7) Calligraphy (19) canal (107) Cane (20) Cannon (32) card; map (30) carp (28) carpenter (59) carpenter (7) cart (89) castle (289) cat (12) cathedral (41) cavalry (31) cave (50) ceiling (12) cemetery (147) ceremony (55) chair (38) cherry blossom viewing (1) cherry tree (294) child (872) China (478) Chinese (100) Chion-in (1) chrysanthemum (106) Chubu (4) Chugoku (2) Chuzenji (3) city (50) cliff (9) Clothing (18) club (17) coal (10) collection (12) competition (27) concession (4) construction site (10) coolie (89) cooper (15) corpse (9) costume (140) Cotton (20) courtesan (36) courtyard (12) craftsman (259) crowd (347) cryptomeria (173) curtain (11) Customs (18) daimyo (24) dance (11) dancer (346) debris (60) district (6) dock (16) doctor (27) Dog (26) doll (54) door (557) dragon (12) drawing (124) dressing (38) earthquake (39) Embroidery (13) emperor (23) Emperor of Japan (26) empress (7) engraving (33) Enoshima (3) equipment (17) Eurasian (9) execution (28) exhibition (56) fabric (105) Factory (19) fallow deer (137) family (13) famine (2) fan (174) farm (69) farmer (58) Feather Duster (19) field (243) firefighter (25) fish (27) fisherman (25) fishing (65) Flag (23) flower (574) flower arrangement (30) flute (72) forest (12) fountain (36) frontispiece (12) fruit (56) Fujikawa (1) funeral (57) futatsudo (1) futon (30) game (238) garden (1.1k) garden lantern (23) geisha (815) geyser (9) gift (5) gilding (9) go (66) Godai (1) gojo slope (2) Gorge (16) government (8) Gozenobo (1) grave (216) Great Buddha (5) Greenhouse (23) greeting (145) hairdresser (79) hairstyle (103) Hakone (10) hanging scroll (71) Harbor (20) harvest (166) Harvesting (14) hat (10) Hatta (2) Higashi Honganji (1) hill (11) Hokkaido (1) Honmonji Temple (1) Horikiri (1) horse (149) Horyuji (1) hospital (8) hotel (272) house (644) houseboat (1) household (36) Hozu River (2) Hyogo (83) Ikaruga (1) illustration (6) Imaichi (1) imperial (159) industry (6) infirmary (18) inkstone box (1) inn (7) inscription (9) interior (420) iris (119) island (241) Itsukushima (11) Japanese archery (6) Japanese cedar (1) Japanese pipe (1) Japonism (6) Java (6) Jikwan (3) Jizo (1) judgment (5) junk boat (125) Kabuki (53) kagura dance (1) Kakejiku (Hanging Scroll) (1) Kamakura (6) Kameido (3) Kamo River (1) Kanagawa (60) kanji (21) Kansai (110) Kanto (118) Karamon (1) karasaki (1) Kashiwabara (1) Kasuga (1) Kasuga Shrine (5) kegon (1) kendo (24) Kimono (14) Kinkaku-ji (1) kirifuri (1) kitchen/cooking (84) Kiyomizu (1) knick-knack (78) Kobe (84) Kofukuji Temple (1) Korean (7) koto (194) Kumamoto (22) Kyoto (17) Kyushu (7) lacquer (244) lake (502) Lake Ashi (3) landscape (1.4k) lantern (661) laundry (54) leather (41) legation (4) legend (262) letter (123) lighthouse (14) lily (7) lotus (125) maid (252) maiko beach (1) makeup (7) man (3.7k) maple (78) maple (3) marbling (23) Maruyama (2) mask (24) Massage (14) massage (1) masseur (46) masterless samurai (48) Matsushima (4) mausoleum (24) meal (257) Meganebashi (7) memorial (12) merchant (345) Metaki Waterfall (2) metal (7) military (400) mill (35) Mine (27) Mino (1) mirror (107) Mississippi (1) Miyajima (11) Miyanoshita (1) moat (79) mock test (1) monk (231) Monkey (11) moon guitar (1) mortar (24) mosaic (9) mosquito net (13) Mount Maya (1) mountain (25) mountain (8) Mukojima (4) mulberry tree (6) musician (730) mythical fish (1) Nagasaki (100) Nagoya (2) Nakajima (22) Nara (7) nectarine (37) newspaper (6) Night (11) niijubashi (1) Nikko (24) Nio (1) Niomon (1) Nishi-Otani (7) nobility (8) Noh (18) nude (291) Numazu (2) Nunobiki (24) nursemaid (11) ocean liner (20) Odawara (1) official (5) official (2) Oji (4) old man (167) old-fashioned pattern (16) Omizuya (2) Osaka (14) outside (99) pagoda (459) painter (26) painting (33) painting (12) palace (110) palanquin (32) palanquin (2) palm tree (17) panorama (321) Papenberg (3) Paper (10) park (431) path (157) pavilion (198) peasant (234) peddler (133) pedestal table (36) peony (32) person (8.8k) pestle (24) phoenix (6) photographer (13) pilgrim (139) pine (60) pipe (12) Plan (7) plant (102) plantation (31) Ploughing (24) pole (58) pond (229) porcelain (35) port (324) portal (23) porter (118) post office (14) postman (12) pottery (11) prayer (10) preparation (36) priest (101) Prince (10) procession (54) profile (7) prostitute (19) punishment (7) rain (6) rapids (2) reading (178) Referee (14) replanting (25) rest (9) restaurant (13) rice (122) rice field (130) rickshaw (15) rifle (10) river (1.2k) river (13) road (492) rock (59) room (35) Rope (17) round fan (1) sacred (35) sake (102) samurai (310) Sarusawa Pond (1) sash (100) School (13) screen (43) sculptor (9) sculpture (132) sea (312) Seppuku (21) seppuku (10) sericulture (69) sewing (44) shamisen (514) sheath (4) Shiba (15) Shimabara (1) Shinkoji (13) Shinkyo (Sacred Bridge) (2) Shinobazu Pond (2) Shinto (1.9k) ship (108) Shitennoji Temple (1) shogun (26) shop (140) Shop (17) shrine (386) shrine (25) shrine maiden (1) silk (11) singer (15) ski (6) sleep (91) smile (75) snow (121) Soldier (16) spinning (90) spring (6) Stable (14) staircase (158) stall (141) station (70) statue (510) steamer (25) stone (101) straw (6) street (608) Sumiyoshi (1) sumo (55) Suwa (16) swimming (13) Tagonoura (4) tahoto (pagoda) (1) taiko drum (138) Takaboko (3) Takinogawa (3) tamadare (1) Tatami mat (15) tattoo (75) tea ceremony (3) tea house (5) temple (1.6k) tent (30) text (250) theater (186) tobacco (57) Tochigi (23) toilet (136) Tokaido (3) tokimatsu (1) Tokyo (53) tool (5) torii (628) Toshogu (11) tower (8) toy (60) train (48) tramway (6) treasure (21) tree (67) tub (5) Ueno (9) Umbrella (23) umbrella (7) utensil (10) valley (4) various (6) vegetable (82) villa (25) village (236) volcano (10) walk (17) wall (84) war (23) waterfall (493) Weapon (17) weaving (12) wedding (58) West (26) Western (389) western (7) wind (27) winter (7) wisteria (187) woman (6.1k) wood (17) worker (16) Worker (19) Workshop (15) wrestler (78) Yamamoto (8) Yokohama (8) Young (15) Yumoto (3) zoo (20)