ZZJPA6 JAPAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. N.p. n.d. (1890s). 35 hand-coloured photographs (of which one a three-panel foldout) mounted in album. 27x32 cm. Boards. Leather spine with much wear. GBP 700.00 Souvenir album of 35 hand-coloured photographs of Japan dating from the 1890s. Each photograph measures c. 20x26 cm. The photographs have the following titles - either hand-written below the image or produced on the image margin. Kyoto from Yaame Hotel Sacred Cherry Tree Gion Temple Kyoto Street Scene Kyoto Kyumizo Temple Kyoto Tea House Cherry Dance Kyoto (Three panel foldout showing Japanese women kneeling, playing instruments or standing holding fans as part of the dance). The foldout is captioned at the bottom of the image as follows: The 'Miyako-Odori Dancing in Kioto, Which Is Peculiar in Japan, Is Opened for about a Month Every Year, the Dancers and Musicians are Most Famous Dancing and Singing Girls in Kioto, The Photos Show Their Charming Figures as They Were Taken in the Same Manner'. 17. Japanese Picnic at Kioto Maple Place Buddhist Procession Interior of House Entrance to Yaame Hotel Kyoto Peony Show 4. Budish Temple Chionin-Kioto Approach to Chionin Temple Kyoto Entrance Gate Chionin Temple Shrine Chionin Temple Lake Biwa Katsugawa Rapids Katsugawa Rapids Pine Tree in Shape of a Boat. Kunka Kuji Palace Kunka Kuji palace Kyoto Saki and Pipes Bamboo Avenue Lake Biwa. Village of Otsu The Pine Tree of Karasaki One Hundred Children (dated 1894) Deer Park Nara Nara (Temple Gate in a forest) Nara (Path amongst pine trees) Nikko Item 342 in List 203. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |