Illustrations of Japanese Life (Customs and Ceremonies)

Ogawa, K. (Kazumasa) & Takashima, S. (Suteta)

Published by K. Ogawa, Tokyo, 1910

About this Item

12 hand-colored collotypes on crepe paper, bound Japanese style and tied with purple twisted silk threads, 9 folded leaves with stiffener paper in between (18 pages in total). This is one in a series of photographic album type books under this same title published by K. Ogawa. The front and back covers account for 2 folded leaves. The first internal page has the Title Page (front) and Preface (back). The other 6 have a photograph - front and back. The focus of this book is customs and ceremonies of Japan. The photographs include, 1) greeting, 2) maple garden, 3) marriage ceremony, 4) playing the koto, 5) hanami, flower picnic, 6) wrestling match, 7) the jinrikisha, 8) amevy - taffy puller, 9) shiori - dry bed fishing, 10) picking tea, 11) sewing and 12) basket peddler. The book is in a horizontal format and measures 10 x 7 1/2 in - 25 x 19 cm. Seller Inventory # 1910041133

Bibliographic Details

Title: Illustrations of Japanese Life (Customs and ...

Publisher: K. Ogawa, Tokyo

Publication Date: 1910

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 5th Edition