Timeline of Japan
Showa era 1926 – 1989
Taisho era 1912 – 1926
Meiji era 1868 – 1912
Edo period 1603 – 1868
Keio era 1865 – 1868
Genji era 1864 – 1865
Bunkyu era 1861 – 1864
Man’en era 1860 – 1861
Ansei era 1854 – 1860
Kaei era 1848 – 1854
Koka era 1844 – 1848
Tenpo era 1830 – 1844
Bunsei era 1818 – 1830
Bunka era 1804 – 1818
Kyowa era 1801 – 1804
Kansei era 1789 – 1801
Tenmei era 1781 – 1789
An’ei era 1772 – 1781
Genroku era 1688 – 1704
Kanbun era 1661 – 1673
Kan’ei era 1624 – 1644
Momoyama period 1573 – 1603
Muromachi period 1338 – 1573
Kamakura period 1192 – 1333
Heian period 794 – 1185
Nara period 710 – 794
Kofun period ca. 593 – 710
Yayoi period ca. 300 bce – ca. 300
Jomon period ca. 4,000 bce – ca. 300 bce
The Chinese Snuff Bottle Society of America, Inc. was formed in 1968 as the first society to honor snuff bottle collectors and to publish scholarly articles about snuff bottles