Imperial University of Tokyo
Tokyo Tei-koku Daigaku
59 Collotype Plates
K. Ogawa, 1900

 
Ogawa, K. (Kazumasa)
Imperial University of Tokyo - Tokyo Tei-koku Daigaku, Tokyo, K. Ogawa, Meiji 33 (1900), large 4to (10 5/8 x 15 in - 27 x 38 cm), illustrated cloth over cardboard covers with beveled edges, gilt speckled inside covers and adjacent free pages, two silk ties, spine covered, gilt edges, English and Japanese text, title page, preface, 59 collotype plates (including a four panel fold-out plate), tissue guards on first 8 plates only, a total of 61 leaves all printed on one side only. The title on the front cover is in English only and is recessed and printed on a different fabric than used on the boards. Per the colophon, the book was printed by Ogawa Shashin Seihanjo and published by Ogawa Kazumasa. The book contains a colophon which gives a date of publication of Meiji 33 (1900).

The preface is by K. Ogawa and dated March, 1900, Tokyo. In the preface, Ogawa states that the book was "...sent to the International Exhibition at Paris."

Each plate contains a single image (except for the first 8 plates and the observatory plate) and has a descriptive caption below the image. The majority of the plates are black and white but some appear to be tinted green or perhaps printed in green and white. The plates with the green color tend to be images where there is a significant amount of foliage. The plates are not numbered in the book and there is no plate listing. The number of plates in this book (59) has been confirmed complete as per the same book in library holdings.

The first 8 plates present numerous cameo portraits of high officials and professors. Each of these plates is preceded by a tissue guard with the name and position of the person pictured. The tissue guard captions are positioned directly over the portrait of the person and you can see the image of the individual through the tissue guard. The first plate shows the then current (1900) President, D. Kikuchi and four Ex-Presidents (H. Watanabe, H. Hato, A. Hamao and M. Toyama).

The centerpiece illustration in this book is a four panel fold-out panorama of the University. The panorama is composed of two facing pages, each with a fold-out panel. When the book is opened to these facing plates and the right and left fold-outs are opened you have the full four panel spread which depicts the following areas of the University (from left to right): 1) College of Engineering, 2) Institutes of Zoology and Geology, College of Sciences, 3) Front view of the Colleges of Law and Literature and 4) Library. The fold-out portions are attached at the back to the anchor plates by linen type tape. Fully opened the panorama measures 26.5 x 56 cm.

Wenckstern records this book in Volume II (1894-1906) in these terms:

University, Imperial, in Tokyo (yen 7.50). (Wenckstern, Volume II, page 10).

A two part/volume set with the same title was published by Ogawa in 1904. That set contains a total of 105 plates.

For information on Kazumasa Ogawa and his books, click here.

 
Title Page

 
Preface

Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits - names on the tissue guard



Akamon (Red Gate of the University)



College of Engineering - Institute of Geology, College of Sciences - 
Front view of the College of Law and Literature - Library (panorama)

Four Panel Panoramic View of University - Fully Opened Measures 26.5 x 56 cm.


Students Reading Room of the Library



Dormitories



Recreation-Ground



Road to the Recreation-Ground



Recreation-Ground



Central Garden of the University



Foreign Professor's Residence



College of Law and Literature



College of Law and Literature



College of Law and Literature



Lecture Room of the College of Law



College of Medicine



Laboratory of Anatomy



Lecture Room of Anatomy



Museum of Pathology



First Hospital



First Hospital



College of Engineering



College of Engineering



Drawing Room of Architecture



Museum of Naval Architecture



Drawing Room of Naval Architecture



Museum of Mechanical Engineering



Workshop of the College of Engineering



Museum of Mining and Metallurgy



Laboratory of Applied Chemistry



Museum of Applied Chemistry



College of Sciences



Laboratory of Zoology



Museum of Zoology



Laboratory of Geology



Museum of Geology



Tokyo Astronomical Observatory



Front view of the Botanic Garden



Botanic Garden



Greenhouse of the Botanic Garden



Pleasure Garden in the Botanic Garden



Pleasure Garden in the Botanic Garden



Marine Biological Station in Misaki



Marine Biological Station in Misaki



Dormitory of the Marine Biological Station in Misaki



College of Agriculture



Laboratory of Agricultural Chemistry



Institute of Agricultural Chemistry



Museum of Veterinary Medicine



Glass-house of the College of Agriculture



Specimens of the forest trees in ground of the Agricultural College



Buildings for Silkworm Culture



Pasture of the College of Agriculture

 
Inside Covers and Front and Back Free Pages

 
Close-up of Collotype Plate (Cameo Portraits - Plates 1-8)

 
Close-up of Collotype Plate (Black and White)

 
Close-up of Collotype Plate (Green Tint)

 
Listing of Plates..

1. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
2. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
3. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
4. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
5. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
6. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
7. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
8. Tissue guarded plate of cameo portraits with names on the tissue guard
9. Akamon (Red Gate of the University)
10. College of Engineering - Institute of Geology, College of Sciences
    - Front view of the College of Law and Literature - Library (panorama)
11. Students Reading Room of the Library
12. Dormitories
13. Recreation-Ground
14. Road to the Recreation-Ground
15. Recreation-Ground
16. Central Garden of the University
17. Foreign Professor's Residence
18. College of Law and Literature
19. College of Law and Literature
20. College of Law and Literature
21. College of Law and Literature
22. College of Medicine
23. Laboratory of Anatomy
24. Lecture Room of Anatomy
25. Museum of Pathology
26. First Hospital
27. First Hospital
28. College of Engineering
29. College of Engineering
30. Drawing Room of Architecture
31. Museum of Naval Architecture
32. Drawing Room of Naval Architecture
33. Museum of Mechanical Engineering
34. Workshop of the College of Engineering
35. Museum of Mining and Metallurgy
36. Laboratory of Applied Chemistry
37. Museum of Applied Chemistry
38. College of Sciences
39. Laboratory of Zoology
40. Museum of Zoology
41. Laboratory of Geology
42. Museum of Geology
43. Tokyo Astronomical Observatory
44. Front view of the Botanic Garden
45. Botanic Garden
46. Greenhouse of the Botanic Garden
47. Pleasure Garden in the Botanic Garden
48. Pleasure Garden in the Botanic Garden
49. Marine Biological Station in Misaki
50. Marine Biological Station in Misaki
51. Dormitory of the Marine Biological Station in Misaki
52. College of Agriculture
53. Laboratory of Agricultural Chemistry
54. Institute of Agricultural Chemistry
55. Museum of Veterinary Medicine
56. Glass-house of the College of Agriculture
57. Specimens of the forest trees in ground of the Agricultural College
58. Buildings for Silkworm Culture
59. Pasture of the College of Agriculture