Photography Album of 18 large hand-tinted albumen prints of Japanese Monuments and Architecture
Np: Np, ca. 1880. Hardcover. 27 x 25 cm. Each print mounted on card stock, featuring twelve photographs of the Toshugu Shrine, and the remaining featuring views of the Avenue of Cedars, and a row of Jizo Buddha statues in the Kanmangafuchi Abyss, mostly taken by the renowned photographer Kimbei, one of which is attributed to Ogawa Kazmumasa; housed within a rare oblong pictorial album. The Malta cover representation features Malta's role in the Great War [WW1]. Japan fought alongside the nations allied against the Kaiser. Kimbei is considered one of the most accomplished Japanese commercial photographers. He excelled in depicting the age-old Japanese traditions and highly collected by foreign visitors. Orig. laminated and highly decorated front cover with beveled edges. Near fine. Item #23975
Price: $525.00