Los 4056

Japan
Views of the Tōkaidō Road

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Photographers: Takashima Suteta (1864-1911), Kajima Seibei (1866-1924), Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1932) and others. Views of the Tōkaidō Road. 1870-1890. 50 hand-colored albumen prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (slightly warped, some foxing). Each circa 9 x 13,5 cm (14,5 x 19 cm). A number of prints with title and number in the negative in lower margin. Bound as leporello in contemporary red lacquer album with relief landscape scene in gold and mother of pearl inlays (some chips/scratches).

This attractive album features various landscape views along the Tōkaidō Road, including of Mount Fuji, Hakone, Yokohama, and Kanagawa, alongside depictions of significant Japanese landmarks such as Kumamoto Castle, the torii gates at Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, and Tanzan Shrine in Nara. Also included are a number of charming genre scenes and portraits of Japanese geishas, some of which can be attributed to Kajima Seibei and Takashima Suteta. – Some fading, foxing and light scuff marks on some prints, otherwise all in good to very good condition.