JAPAN - An album of 50 colour-tinted mounted photographs of Japan in a lacquer album, the photographs 195 x 250mm., the oblong 4to album 325 x 420mm., with a sepia photograph inset into the upper cover (some minor chipping), [c.1880].

JAPAN - An album of 50 colour-tinted mounted photographs of Japan in a lacquer album, the photographs 195 x 250mm., the oblong 4to album 325 x 420mm., with a sepia photograph inset into the upper cover (some minor chipping), [c.1880].

Starting bid£100
Estimate £200 - £300
Absentee deadlineDec 3, 2025, 5:00:00 PM

JAPAN - An album of 50 colour-tinted mounted photographs of Japan in a fine lacquer album elaborately decorated with a floral design, the photographs 195 x 250mm., the oblong 4to album 325 x 420mm., with a sepia photograph inset into the upper cover (some minor chipping, some spotting mainly to the mounts), gilt edges, [c.1880]. The subjects of the photographs include landscapes, towns, interiors and domestic scenes. Some of the photographs, principally the landscapes at the beginning of the album, are numbered and captioned in the corners as follows (in the order in which they appear in the album): "938. Harbor of Kobe"; "No. 622. Gion Street at Kioto"; "901. Hozugawa, a Rapids, at Kioto"; "1087. Lake of Biwa from Miidera"; "1096. Large Pine at Karasaki"; "No. 1064. Fujiyama from Tokaido"; "No. 397B. Miyanoshita"; "No. 215. Bronze Bell"; "574. Daibutsu at Kamakura"; "1008. F Ikegami Near Omori"; "741. Imaichi Road at Nikko"; "No. 748. Sacred Bridge at Nikko"; "757. Pagoda at Nikko"; "&15. Yomeimon Gate at Nikko"; "711. Stone Steps at Nikko"; "1130. Urami Falls at Nikko"; "No. 32B. Road to Chiuzenji, from Nikko" and "No. 129B. Chiuzenji Lake"; "1016. Rice Planting".