Title: Nippon fūbutsu eishū
Authors: Stillman, E. G. 1884-1949,; Kusakabe, Kinbē, 1841-1932,; Stillfried, Raimund, 1839-1911,; Esaki, Reiji, 1845-1910,; Tamamura, Kozaburo, 1856-; Ogawa, Kazumasa, 1860-1929,; Farsari, A. 1841-1898,
Year: 1868
Subjects: Kōkyo (Tokyo, Japan) Photographs.; Zōjōji (Tokyo, Japan) Photographs.; Nikkō Tōshōgū Photographs.; Rokuonji (Kyoto, Japan) Photographs.; Chionʼin (Kyoto, Japan) Photographs.; Landscapes Japan Photographs.; Gardens Japan Photographs.; Cities and towns Japan Photographs.; Castles Japan Photographs.; Architecture Japan Photographs.; Buddhist sculpture Japan Photographs.; Buddhist temples Japan Photographs.; Shinto shrines Japan Photographs.; Occupations Japan Photographs.; Clothing and dress Japan Photographs.; Women Japan Photographs.; Japan History Photographs.; Japan Social life and customs Photographs.; Japan Religion Photographs.; Fuji, Mount (Japan) Photographs.
Abstract: Composite souvenir album of mostly hand-colored photographic prints. Includes portraits and views characteristic of Meiji era Japanese tourist photography taken by various photographers, including Kusakabe Kimbei, Esaki Reiji, Tamamura Kozaburo, Adolfo Farsari, Ogawa Kazumasa, and Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Landscapes show Mount Fuji, rivers, waterfalls, roads and bridges, rice paddies, tea plantations, hot springs, Enoshima, and Matsushima Bay. Other views show cities and towns, buildings, stores and shops, waterfronts, castles, and the Imperial Palace; parks, cherry trees, floral arrangements, and gardens; the Kamakura Daibutsu and other Buddhist sculpture; Buddhist temples, including Zojoji in Tokyo, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, and Chion-in Temple in Kyoto; Buddhist priests and pilgrims; Shinto shrines and torii, including Nikko Toshogu; and tombs. Studio portraits and genre photographs illustrate various activities, occupations, manners, and customs. Images show women drinking tea, smoking, preparing meals, washing clothes, spinning thread, hair dressing, bathing, dancing, and playing musical instruments; other images show geisha, child acrobats, montages of children, samurai, sumo wrestlers, tattooed men, and seppuku (ritual suicide); also, fire fighters, farmers and laborers, carpenters, craftsmen, vendors, barbers, doctors, and masseurs.