Condition. The book is in Very Good condition. The glue from the paste down title label on the front cover is smudged outside the label. The spine is lightly sunned and has minor chipping. Internally the plates are clean and in Very Good+ condition. A very few of the plates have chipped/broken corners but no plates have tears or foxing or toning. There is a manuscript gift inscription in English and Japanese dated September 27, 1899 from an "M. Kojima" on a front free page.

 
Ogawa, Kazumasa:
Famous Castles and Temples of Japan by K. Ogawa, Photographer, Tokyo, Kelly and Walsh, Yokohama, HongKong, Shanghai and Singapore, Sole Agents, Meiji 31 (1898), large 4to (10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in - 26.4 x 37.4 cm), decorated green cloth over thin boards, two blue string ties, paste on title in black and gilt, gilt speckled end papers, all edges gilt, loose tissue guards between the plates, title page, list of plates (Nos. 1-35), 35 hand colored collotype plates, Japanese language colophon, all pages printed on one side only. Each plate has an English language descriptive caption printed on the plate directly below the image.

I have seen this book listed with a date of 1895 and with 36 plates. Wenckstern references the book as undated and with 36 plates. It is possible the book was published earlier (ca 1895) and perhaps only with black and white collotype plates.

1.   The Inner Moat Around the Castle, Tokyo
     


2.   Double Bridge of Inner Moat, Tokyo
     


3.   Choku-gaku-mon, Shiba Park, Tokyo
     


4.   Temple Gate, Shiba, Tokyo
     


5.   Tomb of Iyeshige (14th Shogun), Shiba Park, Tokyo
    


6.   Pagoda at Asakusa Park, Tokyo
     


7.   Pagoda at Uyeno Park, Tokyo
     


8.   Inner Moat Around the Castle, Tokyo
     


9.   Kintai-bashi (or Shoroban-bashi), Su-o
     


10.  Interior Shrine of Iyemitsu (Haiden), Nikko
     


11.  Wood Carvings at Nikko Temple
     


12.  Inside of Temple Honjido, Nikko
     


13.  Wood Carvings of God of Wind and Thunder, Nikko
     


14.  Side View Door or Haiden, Shrine of Iyemitsu, Nikko
     


15.  Detail of Wood Carvings of Angels at Nikko
     


16.  Interior Haiden (Oainona), Nikko
     


17.  Shinto Priests and Musicans at Nikko
     


18.  Castle of Sendai
     


19.  The Daibutsu at Kamakura
     


20.  Temple of Hachiman, Kamakura
     


21.  Stage for the Sacred Kagura Dance at Mitake Temple
     


22.  Inside of Minobu Buddhist Temple, Koshu
     


23.  Castle of Nagoya
     


24.  The Shishinden, an old Imperial Palace, Kioto
     


25.  Inside Temple Chion-in, Kioto
     


26.  Castle Ninko (Nijo), Kioto
     


27.  Temple of Kiyomizu, Kioto
     


28.  The Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall), Uji
     


29.  The Castle, Osaka
     


30.  Pagoda at Temple Horuji, Nara
     


31.  Kondo at Horuji Temple, Nara
     


32.  Castle of Hineji, Harima
     


33.  Itsukushima (or Miyajima), Aka
     


34.  The Castle, Kumamot
     


35.  The Castle, Kagoshima
     

 
Colophon:

Printed: Meiji 31(1898).10.27
Published: Meiji 31(1898).10.30

Listing of Plates (after the title page):





Listing of Plates without Pictures.

1.   The Inner Moat Around the Castle, Tokyo
2.   Double Bridge of Inner Moat, Tokyo
3.   Choku-gaku-mon, Shiba Park, Tokyo
4.   Temple Gate, Shiba, Tokyo
5.   Tomb of Iyeshige (14th Shogun), Shiba Park, Tokyo
6.   Pagoda at Asakusa Park, Tokyo
7.   Pagoda at Uyeno Park, Tokyo
8.   Inner Moat Around the Castle, Tokyo
9.   Kintai-bashi (or Shoroban-bashi), Su-o
10.  Interior Shrine of Iyemitsu (Haiden), Nikko
11.  Wood Carvings at Nikko Temple
12.  Inside of Temple Honjido, Nikko
13.  Wood Carvings of God of Wind and Thunder, Nikko
14.  Side View Door or Haiden, Shrine of Iyemitsu, Nikko
15.  Detail of Wood Carvings of Angels at Nikko
16.  Interior Haiden (Oainona), Nikko
17.  Shinto Priests and Musicans at Nikko
18.  Castle of Sendai
19.  The Daibutsu at Kamakura
20.  Temple of Hachiman, Kamakura
21.  Stage for the Sacred Kagura Dance at Mitake Temple
22.  Inside of Minobu Buddhist Temple, Koshu
23.  Castle of Nagoya
24.  The Shishinden, an old Imperial Palace, Kioto
25.  Inside Temple Chion-in, Kioto
26.  Castle Ninko, Kioto
27.  Temple of Kiyomizu, Kioto
28.  The Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall), Uji
29.  The Castle, Osaka
30.  Pagoda at Temple Horuji, Nara
31.  Kondo at Horuji Temple, Nara
32.  Castle of Hineji, Harima
33.  Itsukushima (or Miyajima), Aka
34.  The Castle, Kumamot
35.  The Castle, Kagoshima