Sights Scenes Fair Japan (9 results)

Condition: Good. Taisho 6 (1917), large oblong 4to (10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in - 37.5 x 26.5 cm), silk covers, cord ties, front cover with embroidered flowers and bird design, gilt edges, 50 collotype plates (16 color and 34 black and white), no maps, organized in typical Japanese style from back to front. No text, just collotype plates printed on one side only of high quality thick card stock paper. The 16 color collotype multi-pass color collotypes images all have a thin white border. ~ Condition. The book is in Good condition. The board for the front cover is separated. However, it is not detached as the silk covering remains unbroken. The bottom cord tie is broken and partially missing. All 50 plates are present. The plates are clean. A couple have smudges in the margin. No foxing or staining on the plates. ~~ Additional information, to include digitial pictures, available on request. ~~ Heavy book and additional postage charge will be required for shipment outside the US.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Date: c.1910. Size: Oblong Quarto. 38cm x 27cm. Box: 38.5cm x 27.5cm. Original binding of silk with cord ties. Embroidery of blossom to the front board. All edges gilt. Gilt decorated endpapers. The best edition including all 50 collotype plates with hand-colouring. Printed on heavy card on one side only with original tissue-guards. Text on the plates in English only. An exceptionally well-preserved copy with only very slight dustiness to the silk binding. Plates exceptionally clean. A very fine copy in its original box which is in good condition. One side of the base of the box is missing but the rest is complete and intact with rubbing to the edges. PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE SENT BY E-MAIL ON REQUEST. WORLDWIDE POSTAGE WILL INCUR EXTRA CHARGES, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Oblong-Folio (26.5 x 38 x 1.6 cm). Album mit 50 s/w Tafeln (c. 18 x 26 cm) in Sepia-Lichtdruck (cpl.). OSeiden-Handeinband (braun; Rundrücken, Kapitalbändchen) mit farb. gesticktem Titel u. Deckelmotiv (Blütenzweige), alls. Goldschnitt, in OKart.-Deckelschachtel (27.7 x 39.5 x 2.2 cm; Deckel marginal etwas fleckig) / 50 sepia collotype plates with captions in English and protecting sheets. Silk binding, front cover with silk embroideries (Sakura), all edges gilt, endpapers with gold scatter pattern, in original box. In all a good and clean preserved copy. - - Einseitig gedruckt, ohne Text od. Erläuterungen / printed on one side only - Es gab nur 2 (offensichtlich nicht ident.) Ausgaben für die Kaiserl. Eisenbahn, beide ca. 1910 - Frühe, in der Kombination von Impressum, Kollation u. Ausstattung unverwechselbare Ausgabe (thanks to George C. Baxley, and his description of a different version, cf. digit. in Internet Archive) -- PLATES : 1. The Main Entrance to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, 2. Uyeno Park: When the Cherry Blossom Blows, 3. Shinobazu Pond, famous for Lotus Flowers, 4. A Picturesque View of the Imperial Palace Moat, 5. Entrance to the Mausolea of the Tokugawa Shoguns, 6. Under the Wistaria Arbour, 7. Iris Garden near Tokyo, 8. A Champion Wrestler in the Kokugikwan Amphitheatre, 9. Typical Japanese Residence, 10. resp. -Garden, 11. Typical Reception Room in a Wealthy House, 12. The Daibutsu or Gigantic Bronze Statute of Buddha at Kamakura, Erected in 1252, 13. Enoshima, near Kamakura, 14. Miyanoshita, a Favourite Hot Spring Resort in the Hakone Mountains, 15. Mt. Fuji, Height 12,379 ft., 16. Display of Dolls and Toys on the Girls' Festival in March, 17. resp. -of Miniature Arms and Toys on the Boys' Festival in May, 18. Armour and Weapons of Ancient Warriors, 19. The River Kiso, Central Japan, 20. Cormorant-Fishing, on Trout on the Nagara, 21. Lake Biwa (etc.), 22. The Temple of Kiyomidzu, Kyoto, Founded in 778, 23. The Kinkakuji, 'Golden Pavilion', 24. Enjoying the Cool of a Summer Evening (ec.), 25. The Higashi Hongwanji, Kyoto, Founded in 1692, The head temple of the Buddhist Shinshu sect, 26. Arashiyama, Note for Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Tints, 27. Descent of the Hozu Rapids, 28. The Glories of Autumn: Maples at Toganoo, 29. Peony Beds, 30. A Rich Display of Chrysanthemums, 31. A Tea-Plantation with Tea-Pickers at Work, 32. Grand Shrine Ise, of the Highest Sanctity, Sacred to the Imperial Ancestress (ec.), 33. Entrance to the Kasuga Shrine, Nara, The tame deer (ec.), 34. Horyuji near Nara, Built in 607, 35. The Chanoyu, or Tea-Ceremony, 36. Playing the Koto, the Most Widely Used Form of Domestic Musical Instrument, 37. The Ikebana, or Flower Arrangement, One of the Aesthetic Arts of Japan, 38. Ama-no-hashidate, Central Japan, One of the Most Beautiful Sights, 39. Feudal Castle at Himeji, 40. A Glimpse of the Inland Sea, near Onomichi, 41. Miyajima, a Sacred Island in the Inland Sea, 42. Ritsurin Park in Shikoku, 43. The No, a Species of Lyric Drama of a Classical Nature, 44. The Odori, a Dramatic Dance in Old Time Costume, 45. A Characteristic Japanese Dance, 46. In the Grounds of the Nikko Shrines, Founded in 1617, 47. Avenue of Cryptomerias near Nikko, 48. Matsushima in Northern Japan, One of the Most Beautiful Sights, 49. Chiyo-no-matsubara, a Celebrated Pine Grove in Kyushu [with a Passing Train], 50. Mt. Aso, an Active Volcano in Kyushu -- OGAWA Kazumasa, also called Isshin Kazuma (1860-1929) Saitama. Pioneering Japanese photographer. Introduced dry-plate technology to Japan and established companies using the technology. In 1888, started Japan's first collotype printing business. In 1889, printed the Shashin Shinpo and Kokka (still existing) magazines by collotype printing. Also in 1889, established the Nihon Shashin-kai (Japan Photographic Association) with Tokyo Imperial Univ. Professor William Burton. It was Japan's first camera club for amateur photographers. (photoguide jp). -- NET WEIGHT / Nettogewicht / Poids: 2 kg - WEIGHT CATEGORY / Versandkategorie / Poids brut 5 kg - Sprache: en.

Hard Cover Cloth. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Japan - Sights and Scenes in Fair Japan - Reproduced and Published By K.Ogawa , F.R.P.S. - throughout illustrated in colour plates. Titles in English. Not dated (probably around 1917) Hardcover with brown silk cloth and embroidered leaves and braches bound together in japanese binding with 2 cords. Gilded edges of the pages. Some light foxing. Traces of use on the edges of the cover. A nice Tight copy. Size: 265 X 380 x 38 Mm.

First edition. Oblong folio (265 x 350mm). Original publisher's pictorial silk binding illustrating Mount Fuji, orange silk ties. All edges gilt. Endpapers decorated in gold and silver. A very good copy indeed, with some minor wear only to the binding's extremities. Some light adhesive and paper remnants to front free endpaper. Two colour maps. Fifty colour collotype plates of Japanese scenery and costume by Ogawa, captioned in English (each image 175 x 260mm). Ogawa's red stamp to the final leaf. The first edition of this attractive photograph book on Japan. Later printings were issued without the maps, with the photographs in black and white, or under a different imprint. Ogawa was a "pivotal figure in early Japanese photography. his publications were also instrumental introducing Japanese art and culture to a mass international market" (Terry Bennett, Photography in Japan 1853-1912, 2006).

Complete with 50 coloured plates as listed, With an additional 22 illustrations pasted to blank verso of plates. The additional illustrations are a mixture of period prints and water colours.No date circa 1917. Book measures 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. List of plates. 1. The Main approach to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo. 2. The Cherry Season. The Uyeno Park. 3. New Street looking towards the Imperial Palace. 4. Display of Dolls and Toys on the Girl Festival. 5. The Imperial Palace Moat. 6. One of the entrances to the Mausolea. 7. Tokyo 'en fete ' The approach to the shimbashi Station. 8. A Private Parlour in Winter. 9. The Wistaria in blossom. 10. A Bust Canal in Tokyo. 11. An Irish Garden. Tokyo. 12. A Room in a Modern Department Store. 13. Loyus Lake in Tokyo Park. 14. The Celebrated Daibutsu. 15. Enoshima. 16. The 'Odori' a Dramatic Dance. 17. Miyanashita. 18. Peony Beds in Tokyo. 19. A View of the Sacred Mt. Fuji. 20. A Glimpse of the Pacific From a Train on the Tokaido Line. 21. The Fancy Carps made of Paper,Silk, or Cotton. 22. Grand shrine of Ise. 23. The Cha-no-Yu. 24. The Temple of Kiyomidzu. 25. The Kinkakuji. 26. A Summer Evening on the Kamogawa River. 27. The Higashi Honganji. 28. The Gate of the Kasunga Shrine at Nara. 29. A Scene near Kyoto. 30. Horyuji. 31. Posing as the Ancient Warriors. 32. A Tea Plantation with the Leaf Pickers at Work. 33. Dotombori. 34. Ama-no-hashidate. 35. Glories of Autumn in Japan. 36. The Feudal Castle at Himeji. 37. A scene in the celebrated ' No ' Dance. 38. A Peep of the Inland Sea. 39. Playing on the ' Koto '. 40. Miyajima. 41. Kintai-bashi. 42. Chiyo-no-matsubara. 43. The Ikebana. 44. Mt Aso, an Active Volcano in Kyushu. 45. In the Ground of Nikko temples. 46. Avenue of Stately Cryptomerias. 47. A Display of Chrysanthemums. 48. Matsushima near Sendai. 49. A Characteristic Japanese Dance. 50. A Typical Landscape Garden. All of the original 50 plates are coloured. Bound in original publishers Japanese silk boards, bound together with ties. Silk is rubbed and worn on edges, with wear loss on corners, dust/dirt marked, gilt title almost obliterated. Generally binding is grubby but in good solid condition. Internally, some dust or dirt marking to margins. Plates in good condition. A good solid copy. Size: Large Quarto.

50 delicate hand coloured collotype plates on high quality stiff card each captioned in English, presented in Japanese embroidered silk covered boards with tassle ties, All edges gilt., patterned gilt endpapers.The hinges of each image have been professionally repaired with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste. Neat pencilled annotations lower corners, leaves clean and bright. 26 x 38cm. This beautiful album proved very popular and was reprinted a number of times, in some editions all of the plates are in colour, as is the case with this copy, and at other times the edition only shows some plates in colour and while the others are in black and white. The work also appears in editions both with and without 2 maps, later editions in Western bindings. Although his name does not appear in this album it seems highly likely that this album was published by Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929). Described by Terry Bennett in his excellent work Japanese Photography in Japan 1850 - 1912 as a "Pivotal figure in early Japanese photography. He adapted cutting-edge Western technology in photo-printing processes to produce numerous half-tone and collotype publications which transformed the market." The interesting and delicate scenes in this album include a number showing Japanese people at leisure, in a street scene, a crowd at a sumo match, people involved in their daily occupations and a number of temples, gardens and other places of interest to the early 20th century visitor to Japan. A very good copy of a charming album.

Tokyo, Imperial Government Railways, s.d. ( ca. 1910), oblong album, 27 x 37 cm, containing 2 maps and 50 colour-tinted collotype photographic plates. Bound in a modified Japanese-style album with silk covered boards. The embroidered silk boards show on the front cover the Fuji San with the title in red lettering and on the forefront a horseman with his servants. The album is kept together with a purple silk ribbon, with decorated endpapers, most of the loosely inserted serpents of very light japanese paper are present. All edges gilt. Kept in a heavy purposely made box covered with black leather. Finely preserved album with only some faint dustsoiling of the lighter silk parts of the cover, interior stainless, box with very minor traces of use. A fine specimen of an early travel souvenir of Japan made for the English speaking visitors by the foremost Japanese photographer Ogawa (1860 - 1929). The album was several times reprinted in less luxurious editions ; not all plates coloured , with plainer Western Style bindings. This is a scarce and beautiful item. (Japan, views , photography , early travel ).

With 2 maps and 50 fine color-tinted collotype photographic plates of Japanese scenes and attractions by Japan s leading contemporary photographer, they are printed on one side only of heavy stock plates. Each with descriptive captions below in English. Oblong, 270 x 370 mm., bound in modified Japanese-style in silk-covered board pictorially decorated by embroidery in colours on both covers, the upper featuring Mt. Fuji, bound together with purple ribbon at the spine, fine decorated silk-backed endpapers. A lovely copy with only occasional mild spotting or mellowing. A beautiful early Japanese tourism book produced for English speaking visitors. Ogawa (1860-1929) was a leading photographer of the period, as well as printer and publisher. He was a pioneer in photomechanical printing and photography in the Meiji era. In 1882, he moved to Boston where he took courses in portrait photography and the dry plate process. He also studied collotype printing in Albert Type Company. Returning to Japan in 1882, he opened the first photography studio in Tokyo. The work was reprinted throughout much of the 1910s in the more common formats with either all or most of the plates in black and white and in more traditionally Western styles of bindings. This is a scarce and beautiful collection.