Lot 158
Japan. – Photo album.
Estimate
€ 300
Starting Price
€ 200
Lot:
158
Category:
Geography and work of views
Japan. – Souvenir album (um 1900). 26 x 33.7 cm. (Photo size: 20.8 x 27 cm or 27 x 20.8 cm.) 50, some in the style typical of around 1900. Hand-coloured photographs from Japan. Brown half-leather binding.
(The spine is missing. The cover is scuffed and bumped. The plates are yellowed and have brown spots. Some of the photographs have faded.)
The motifs include a fishing scene on Mount Kinka in Gifu, Nagoya Castle, Eikando Temple in Kyoto, the large bell at Chion-in Monastery in Kyoto, Dotonbori Street in Osaka, the Buddha statue at Nōfuku-ji Temple in Kobe, and Hakone on Lake Ashi.
(The spine is missing. The cover is scuffed and bumped. The plates are yellowed and have brown spots. Some of the photographs have faded.)
The motifs include a fishing scene on Mount Kinka in Gifu, Nagoya Castle, Eikando Temple in Kyoto, the large bell at Chion-in Monastery in Kyoto, Dotonbori Street in Osaka, the Buddha statue at Nōfuku-ji Temple in Kobe, and Hakone on Lake Ashi.