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Armies of the Yalu and Karafuto Volume
Ogawa, K. (Kazumasa) (Publisher)
The Russo-Japanese War: Taken by the Photographic Department of the Imperial Headquarters, Armies of the Yalu and Krafuto, Tokyo, ©1904 by the Military Survey Department and published and printed by K. Ogawa, distributed by K. Ogawa, Tokyo and Kelly Walsh, Yohohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore, 1906, large oblong 4to (14 3/4 x 10 in - 37.5 x 25.5 cm), green blind stamped covers with gilt titles (boards and spine), listing of plates ("contents")
Part 1. "Operation of the Army of Yalu (The Battle of Mukden)," 12 pages of text in English and 11 pages of Japanese text plus 43 numbered pages of photographs and 10 unnumbered photograph plates.
Part 2. "Karafuto (Saghalien) Expedition)," 3 pages of text in English and 3 pages of Japanese text plus 56 numbered pages of photographs.
All plates are black and white halftone photographs. Each plate has an English caption and Japanese descriptive captions and notes.
Major Sections of the Engish Text Portion.
Part 1.
- Operation of the Army of Yalu (the Battle of Mukden), Feb 1905
Part 2.
- Karafuto (Saghalien) Expedition, Jul- Sep 1905
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Complete Set of 6 Volumes
Ogawa, K.
The Russo-Japanese War: A six volume set with continuing titles that read:
- Naval, By Permission of the Naval Department, printed, published and distributed by K. Ogawa, Tokyo, ©1904, published 1905 (Meiji 38).
- Taken by the Photographic Department of the Imperial Headquarters printed, published and distributed by K. Ogawa, Tokyo, also distributed by Kelly Walsh, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore, ©1904, published 1906 (Meiji 39).
- First Army
- Second Army
- Third Army
- Fourth Army
- Armies of the Yalu & Karafoto
A matching set of 6 volumes, printed and distributed in 1905-6, large oblong 4to (14 3/4 x 10 in - 37.5 x 25.5 cm), green blind stamped covers with gilt titles (boards and spine), Tokyo, Naval volume copyrighted by T. Ichioka, 1904, Army volumes copyrighted by the Military Survey Department, 1904. An extensive photographic survey of the War dedicated to the First to Fourth Armies, the Armies of the Yalu and the Karfoto, and the Navy. The plates, which have descriptive captions, are supplemented by text pages (in English and Japanese) which reflect official Japanese military reports regarding the operations of the Navy and Armies in the Russo-Japanese War. The text accounts run in chronological order and recount the significant battles, operations and activities.
In total the set contains 856 black and white halftone plates (736 - Army & 120 - Navy) produced by K. Ogawa, 136 pages of text in English, 123 pages of text in Japanese. Of the 856 plates, 11 plates fold-out and 14 plates have tissue overlays with descriptive information in Japanese. There is one loose map with the set.
All 6 books have the same basic format. When read Western style, from front to back, the front cover is in English. It is followed (all in English) by the title page, the "Imperial Proclamation of War," text pages and finally a listing of plates. The English section ends next to last plate in the book. When read Japanese style, from back to front, the cover is in Japanese. It is followed (all in Japanese) by a title page, portrait plate(s) of Imperial family members in the military and key military members, the "Imperial Proclamation of War," text pages, a listing of plates in Japanese, and the plates with the last plate adjoining the end of the English portion of the book. All plates have descriptive captions in Japanese above the image and in English below the image. Plates in the Army books are numbered and there are plates (plates right after the title page) not included in the numbers. The plates are generally, but not always, printed back to back. The image area is approximately 7 x 10 in.
The Army books share common plates (generally 10). These plates relate to the "Triumphal Return" of the Armies in Manchuria (8 plates at the back of the numbered plates) or they are portraits of commanders (2 plates at the front of the book). It is clear that the books were edited to not present images of horrors of war. I find very few plates that show the actual human carnage or death on the battlefield. In general the images show battles in progress, important locations, key terrain, key figures (both Japanese and enemy), captured ordnance and munitions, troops in combat and at rest, prisoners of war, first aid stations and hospitals, ships and military equipment and an occasional dead horse.
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A Note Regarding the Plates. Mottling on plates is typical in this set. While the plates do not appear damaged, there are scattered areas where the high gloss of the plate paper is dull rather than shiny. You don't notice this when looking directly down on the image. However, when you view the plates looking across towards a light source, you see scattered areas of mottling/dulling on the glossy off-white plate pages. This appears to be a normal aging process of the glossy paper. The text pages which are not the same high gloss paper do not have the mottling.
Illustrations in this Volume
(All Black & White Halftone Images)
Title Pages (English and Japanese)
Same on all Army Volumes except for the Army Number
Part 1. Operation of the Army of Yalu (the Battle of Mukden)
[No Royal Family Portrait as in Other 4 Army Volumes]
Calligraphic Title Page (same in all 5 Army volumes)
Below 2 plates in all 5 Army volumes
--- Portraits (Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata & Major General Nakaoka)
--- Portraits (Field Marshal Marquis Oyama & General Baron Kodama)
The Staff of the Army Headquarters at Fushun
(1) A distant view of Fushun and a Russian
defence position in its neighbourhood.
{2) A view of Yingp'an across the Hun River
from Saerhhucheng.
(3) A Russian artillery position north of
Imensai.
(4) A hastily-built bridge over the Hun River
on the southern edge of Huangshalutzu.
(5) Division Commander Sameshima delivering
an address.
(6) A Russian defence position on the
northeastern edge of Fushun.
(7) Remains of Russian provision stores after
a fire at Maniulutzu. No. 1.
(8) Remains of Russian provision stores after
a fire at Maniulutzu. No. 2.
(9) Part of a Russian defence position north
of Fushun.
(10) A Russian observation post north of
Fushun.
(11) The South Gate of Fushun.
(12) The Castle-Wall of Fushun.
(13) Asalaira Hill, the scene of a desperate
fight by the Forty-fourth Infantry
Regiment.
(14) A light railway for purposes of
transportation between Fushun and
Sanlungyu.
(15) A Russian military bridge over the Hun
River south of Fushun.
(16) Delivery of the Imperial Message by
Lieutenant-colonel Ito, aide-de-camp to
His Majesty.
(17) Army Headquarters at Sanlungyu.
(18) A Russian shell exploding on a hill
south-west of Wupainiulu and a view of
the Temporary Dressing Station of the
Twelfth Infantry Regiment.
(19) Cannonading of the Russians in the
direction of the Chiupingt'ai from a
point about 3000 metres north of
Sanlungyu,
(20) Patients being brought to the Third
Hospital of the Eleventh Division at
Sanlungyu.
(21) The Commander of the Army watching a
battle from a hill about 3000 metres
north of Sanlungyu.
(22) Mach'untan in flames.
(23) Fushun-cheng at the time of its
capture.
(24) Dead and wounded horses on the bank of
the Hun River south of Fushun-cheng.
(25) Collection of small-arms seized at
Fushun.
(26) Collection of shells seized at Fushun.
(27) A view of Fushun-cheng from the foot
of the Kaoshan Tower near Fushun.
(28) A hill north of Fushun, the Kaoshan
Tower and Russian covered trenches.
(29) A view, from Russian siege-trenches at
the foot of the Kaoshan Tower, of a
Russian defence position on a hill to
the northeast.
(30) A view, from a Russian position on a
hill north of Fushun, of a position to
the west in the direction of the
Kaoshan Tower.
(31) A Russian defence position on a hill
northeast of Ts'angshih.
(32) A Japanese position on a hill north-east
of Ts'angshih.
(33) Fording of the Hun River between
Erhhuolao and Ts'angshih,
(34) A waggon park behind the artillery and
engineers departments of the Army.
(35) A view from Kawamura Park on the riding
ground and Yung-linghsipu.
(36) A view from Hsiayuan village of the
River Sutzuu and an edge of
Hsinglungchieh.
(37) A general view of the Mausoleum of the
Founder of the Manchu Dynasty.
(38) The Front Gate of the above-mentioned
Mausoleum.
(39) Portion of the four monument building
of the Mausoleum.
(40) The Inner Sanctuary of the Mausoleum.
(41) The entrance to the service ground at
the festival.
(42) A general view of the service
ground at the festival.
(43) The hexagonal building at the Kinluan
Palace in Mukden.
---- Marshal Marquis Yamagata Being Welcomed at Mukden
---- Marshal Marquis Oyama, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Armies
in Manchuria, and His Staff
---- Major-General Fukushima, The Japanese Commissioner for Arranging
an Armistice, on His Way to the Meeting-Place of Commissioners
---- The Meeting of the Commissioners Appointed to Arrange Armistice
---- Triumphal Return of General Headquarters Staff of the Japanese
Armies in Manchuria. No 1.
---- Triumphal Return of General Headquarters Staff of the Japanese
Armies in Manchuria. No 2.
---- Triumphal Return of General Headquarters Staff of the Japanese
Armies in Manchuria. No 3.
---- Triumphal Return of General Headquarters Staff of the Japanese
Armies in Manchuria. No 4.
Part 2. Karafuto (Saghalien) Expedition
(1) A Division Commander and his staff.
(2) Part of the Fifteenth Regiment
landing near Mereya.
(3) A Japanese gun-boat covering the
landing of the Naval Brigade.
(4) The Brigade Headquarters, the Second
Anchorage Headquarters, and the Naval
Land-communication Department at the
landing-place near Mereya.
(5) The Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Infantry
Regiments landing near Mereya.
(6) Part of the Fiftieth Infantry Regiment
at the village of Mereya.
(7) Part of the village of Savinapadi.
(8) The north-western portion of the
village of Savinapadi.
(9) The Advance of the Forty-ninth
Infantry Regiment as seen from a hill
on the western edge of the village of
Savinapadi.
(10) Some of the refugees of Karafuto.
(11) A general view of the village of
Poroantmari.
(12) The stores of the Japanese Naval
Brigade being landed on the coast at
Poroantmari,
(13) Part of the Russian defence on a
hill on the coast near
Korsakovsk. No. 1.
(14) The view of the pier of Korsakovsk.
(15) A labourer's family at Poroantmari.
[16} Part of the Russian defence on a
hill on the coast near
Korsakovsk. No. 2.
(17) Herring being dried at the village
of Ichiya.
(18) Part of the Nineteenth Field
Artillery Regiment marching into
the village of Mitriyofka.
(19) A great wood between Mitriyofka and
Listovenidhnaya.
(20) Baggage train advancing on the road
through the village of Mitriyofka.
(21) Part of the Thirteenth Engineers
Battalion encamped at Lislovenichnaya.
(22) Part of Vladimirofka. No. 1.
(23) Barracks under construction at
Vladimirofka.
(24) Part of Vladimirofka. No. 2.
(25) A volunteer corps which surrendered
at Vladimirofka.
(26) Position of the Third Battery of the
Nineteenth Field Artillery Regiment
near the village of Dalineye.
(27) Position of the Fourth Battery of
the Nineteenth Field Artillery
Regiment in a pasture on the
north-western edgeof the village
of Dalineye.
(28) The First Battalion of the
Nineteenth Field Artillery Regiment
resting from a march through muddy
roads after rain.
(29) A Russian field gun abandoned near
the village of Dalineye.
(30) The Brigade Commander and some of
his subordinates at Vladimirofka.
(31) Staff of the Headquarters of the
Independent Thirteenth Division at
Luikoff.
(32) Staff of the Etape Inspection
Department of the Independent
Thirteenth Division at Alexandrovsk.
(33) Landing at First Alkova on the 25th July.
(34) Cannonade of First Alkova by
Japanese Warships.
(35) Burning of the village of First
Alkova.
(36) The pier at Alexandrovsk.
(37) Landing of nurses from the hospital
ship "Kohina."
(38) A distant view of the lighthouse on
Cape Jonquieres.
(39) A church in the town of Alexandrovsk.
(40) A colliery near Due.
(41) A road over Pilyonsky Hill.
(42) Gun-carriages being conveyed up the
road over Pilyonsky Hill.
(43) A easterly view of the road over
Pilyonsky Hill.
(44) A view of the village of Werfnyarm-dan.
(45) A north-westerly view from the
centre of the village of LuikofF.
(46) The meeting of the Parlementaires
at the Luikofd Church. No. 1.
(47) Prisoners of war being examined in
the barracks at Luikoff.
(48) The meeting of the Parlementrires at
the Luikoff Church. No. 2.
(49) A Russian field gun found abandoned
at the village of Tauran.
(50) The encampment-ground at the village
of Dardagan as it appeared prior to
the departure of the troops.
(51) The Chief Commissioner, together
with his party, for negotiating the
surrender of the Russians at
First Hamdasa on the 3ist July.
(52) The meeting of the Japanese and
Russian Commissioners at Hamdasa on
the 31st July.
(53) Part of the town of Alexandrovsk.
(54) The Staff in charge of the Second
Anchorage-ground on the Pier at
Alexandrovsk.
(55) Prisoners of war in the town of
Alexandrovsk.
(56) A south-easterly view from a hill
lying to the north-west of the town
of Alexandrovsk.
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