Box 30
Contains 3 Results:
Album #23, circa 1920s
Disassembled album of hand-painted images of Japan. Includes iimages of Japanese professions and people that appear to be staged, perhaps because the album was intended for the foreign market. These professions include, samurais, rice makers, firemen, carpenters, prisoners, Buddhists priests, tea gathers, actors, and more. Also consists of images of Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Yokohama, Hakodate, Nagaski, and cherry blossoms. There are short captions printed onto most images.
Album #24, circa 1930s
Large accordion album of Japan. Includes color images of Yokohama, Miyajima, Moji, Tokyo, Nagasaki, geisha, women in kimonos, unidentified landscapes, and scenes of local life. Includes printed captions on many of the images. Probably made for foreign market.
Album #25, circa 1930s?
Woven grass cover Japanese bound album of Japan. Includes hand-painted images of scenic landscapes at Nikko and Nagasaki. Includes printed captions for many images. Images probably taken for the foreign market.