???????. [Shink? Sainan-shi taikan]. [Views of the Regeneration of Jinan City].

[TAKAHASHI WATARU]. ???.

Published by ??????. [Bunkaid? Shashinbu]. Showa 13 [1938]., Jinan, 1938

Colour fold-out bird's-eye view map, endpapers comprise of four colour Japanese propaganda cartoon style images with Chinese text, 69 mostly full page black and white photographic plates on 64 leaves captioned in Japanese, 18.2 x 19.2cm. Cord ties, presented in original card slipcase measuring 19 x 20 x 1.5cm. Pictorial paper covered boards abraided in places. Overall very good. This 1938 photographic album of Jinan City in Shandong captures a city in recovery following the severe battles between Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek?s forces from 1927 to 1929, which resulted in extensive destruction of buildings and infrastructure. The original photographs were taken by Takahashi Wataru, a high school teacher in Jinan, who also wrote the captions. A fold-out bird's-eye view map, drawn by Kaneko Tsunemitsu, accompanies the images; Kaneko, initially trained by Yoshida Hatsusaburo, later became a rival of his.Takahashi?s photographs and captions emphasise Jinan?s efforts to rebuild after the devastation. Many images show Japanese troops stationed around key buildings in the city, as well as glimpses of local residents going about their lives amidst the city's gradual recovery. Seller Inventory # 217503

Bibliographic Details

Title: ???????. [Shink? Sainan-shi taikan]. [Views ...
Publisher: ??????. [Bunkaid? Shashinbu]. Showa 13 [1938]., Jinan
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Hardcover