Japan - Lot 337

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Japan - Lot 337
Japan PONTING (Herbert George) Japanese studies. Collotype by K. Ogawa. Yokohama, Kelly Walsh, 1906. In-4 oblong, 52 captioned collotypes in protective dust jackets. Color illustrated boards, bound with plum and olive strings. Excellent condition. Superb phototyped photographic views of late 19th century picturesque Japan and various crafts by Yokohama master photographer Ogawa (also known as Kazumasa, Kazuma or Isshin), also a printer and publisher, a pioneer of photomechanical printing and photography in the Meiji era in Japan. Contents: Mount Fuji, portraits, landscapes, Buddhist monks, merchants, craftsmen, ceramists, ivory carvers, bronze sculptor, musician, Kyoto temples, pottery painter, on the Tokaido, Kiyomizu temple, cherry blossoms, Japanese Kago coolie carriers, Himeiji castle, fishing boats, tea picking, waterfalls, Torii shrines, fortune teller, embroidery making, Miyajima sights, wisteria, pine trees, Nikko, Buddhist pilgrims, temples, pagodas, lakes and water
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