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Title: Three albums of albumen photographs of Japan, most hand-colored Author: ** Place: Japan Publisher: Date: Late 19th century Description: Three comprising: * Album 1 - 48 hand-colored albumen prints, mounted to 24 thick leaves. Images approximately 20.5x26.5 cm (8x10½") or the reverse, mounts 27x35 cm (10¾x13¾"). Many of the images are captioned on the mount. Period brocade cloth over wood boards, disbound, cloth well worn. * Album 2 - 58 albumen prints, 35 colored, mounted to the leaves of a period half-leather album. Images approximately 20.5x26.5 cm (8x10½") or the reverse. Many images caption by hand on the mount. Album 33x27 cm (13x10½"). Album 3 - 73 albumen prints, all but 2 hand-colored. Approximately 17.5x13 cm (6¾x5") or the reverse. Also, 34 albumen prints, 25 hand-colored. Approximately 14.5x10.5 cm (5¾x4¼") or the reverse. Mounted to the leaves a period half leather album. Album 26x21 cm (10¼x8¼"). Together three albums, containing a total of over 200 images. Each album housed in its own matching custom box. Album 1 includes images captioned: Samurai in Armour, Japanese Prince, Pilgrim Going Up Fujiyama, Musume Summel Costume, Group of Children, Buddhist Priests, Brind(sic) Shampooer, Japanese Funeral, Japanese Marriage, View of Arima, Shinto Priests Playing Go, Large Bell Yangakuji at Kamakura, Kiyomidzu Temple at Kioto, View of Awaji-Shima Inland Sea, Coolies Wayside Refreshments, Playing Samisen Tsudzumi Fuye & Taiko, Biwa Lake From Ishiyama, Japanese Graves, View of Hakone Lake, Cave of Yenoshima, and others. Album 2 includes images captioned: Prince Hotta Gardens Tokyo, Making Clogs, Flower Seller, Kumomoto Castle Higo, Prince Shumadzu Gardens Kagoshima, The Cherry Viewing, Temple Entrance Shiba Tokyo, Mr. Shiroses Gardens Niigata, Cleaning Rice, Winnowing Rice, Kairakolien Garden in Sapporo, Tannery Sapporo, Aino School at Tsu Ishkari Yezo, Farmer with Rain Suit, Jinrikisha Runner, and others. Album 3 includes images captioned: Priest, Doctor, Actors, Making Matting, Washing, etc. Also includes several series of images depicting the production of Tea, Rice, Silk, Cotton, Tobacco, and Paper. A number of the smaller images are portraits of Japanese royalty. A sizable collection of commercially produced photographs of Japanese occupations, landscape and other tourist views. Lot Amendments Condition: Photographs with some light wear, wrinkling, etc.; overall very good or better. Item number: 234817