Illustrations of Japanese Life
Reproduced by K. Ogawa [Focus on Customs and Ceremonies] |
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Ogawa, K. Takashima, S (descriptions): Illustrations of Japanese Life, Tokyo, K. Ogawa, descriptions by S. Takashima, numerous editions (1~12 - 1896~1918), horizontal 8vo (10 x 7 1/2 in - 25.4 x 19 cm), 12 hand-colored collotypes on crepe paper, bound Japanese style and tied with purple twisted silk threads, 9 folded pages with stiffener paper in between (18 pages in total). This is one in a series of photographic album type books under this same title published by K. Ogawa. The front and back covers account for 2 folded pages. The first internal page has the Title Page (front) and Preface (back). The other 6 reproduce in collotype photographic images - front and back. The focus of this book is customs and ceremonies of Japan. The images (12th edition - 1918) are:
1) GreetingThe images (6th edition - 1911) are:
1) Greeting The images (2nd edition - 1903) are:
1) Greeting The images (1st edition - 1896) are:
1) Greeting The book is in a horizontal format and measures 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in - 26 x 19 cm. While the picture areas vary slightly, the norm is 7 x 5 1/2 in - 17.8 x 13.4 cm. Many editions of these books were published and can be identified by the Japanese colophons inside the back cover. Examples of colophons (1st, 5th and 12th editions) are shown below. For more information on this click here. A comparison of the 1st edition and 12th edition indicates that 4 of the 12 images are different. For information on Kazumasa Ogawa, click here.
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Dating this Book
Meiji 29 (1896).6.22 - 1st edition printed  The 6 rows of Japanese writing at the right give dates and editions. Starting at the right and reading left they indicate:
Meiji 29 (1896) - 1st edition printed  Colophon, 5th Edition, 1910 The 6 rows of Japanese writing at the right give dates and editions. Starting at the right and reading left they indicate:
Meiji 29 (1896) - 1st edition printed  Colophon, 6th Edition, 1911 The 7 rows of Japanese writing at the right give dates and editions. Starting at the right and reading left they indicate:
Meiji 29 (1896) - 1st edition printed  Colophon, 12th Edition, 1918 The 9 rows of Japanese writing at the right give dates and editions. Starting at the right and reading left they indicate:
Meiji 29 (1896) - 1st edition printed There is no accounting for the 7th ~ 10th editions. I presume this is the 12th edition (1918) because it is the last edition listed. |
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Close-up, Hand-colored Collotype on Crepe Paper
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