Fifty Hand-Colored Photographs of Japan During the Meiji Era
n.p. n.p., ca. 1890. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. 27.5 c.m. x 38 c.m. 50 hand-colored albumen photographs on double-sided stiff cardstock leaves. All tissue guards present. Black lacquered boards with beautiful raised decorations carved and painted on bone on the front board: a woman wearing a kimono riding a dragon and a child waving a flag, the rear board with decorations stamped in orange and gold; the spine in five compartments, gilt decorations and rules on the spine; all edges gilt. Binding is sewn cloth. White endpapers and pastedowns. Most photographs with a caption in the corner. Photographs measure 19 c.m. x 25.5 c.m. The photographs depict landscapes of Nagasaki, a statue of Buddha, temples, street life in Japan, Kioto, Tokyo, women playing instruments, clothing and porcelain shops, and so much more. A stunning album of daily life in Japan at the end of the nineteenth century. Good. Item #000012919
The front board nearly detached from the spine but holding to the binding on the front gutter cloth. A few photographs may have had their red color touched up but it is difficult to tell.
Price: $2,000.00