Hasegawa, T. (Takejiro)
Calendar for 1902, The Landscapes of Japan, T. Hasegawa, Tokyo (10 Hiyoshicho, Tokyo), 1901, small 16mo (3 7/8 x 5 3/8 in - 9.2 x 13.5 cm), small size for a Hasegawa book, calendar published in a book form, spine covered, silk stab ties, 8 folded crepe paper pages, 16 pages total including covers. The page inside the front cover is blank. Inside the back cover is the Japanese language colophon.

The subjects of the woodblocks are:

1. January - "Matsushima on New Year's Day, Osaka" (page to right)
2. February - "The Shinto Shrine of Inari, Kyoto."
3. March - "The Plum Garden, Mukojima, Tokyo."
4. April - "Cherry-trees in Blossom at Arashiyama, Kyoto."
5. May - "The Shrine of Tenjin, Kameido, Tokyo."
6. June - "The Iris Garden, Horikiri, Tokyo."
7. July - "Lotus Pond in the Uyeno Park, Tokyo"
8. August - "Summer-days on the Ajikara, Osaka"
9. September - "Lake Biwa in the Moon-light, Omi"
10. October - "Chrysanthemums in the Prairie of Sage, Kyoto."
11. November - "The Temples on Sarusawa pond, Nara.."
12. December - "The Sumida River under Snow, Tokyo."

Except for the change of the year from 1902 to 1903 and a slightly different colophon,identical calendar was published for 1903 with the same images (see here). The 1903 version was slightly larger.

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