Tamamura Kazaburo:
Views in the Land of the Rising Sun, Kobe, Japan, Tamamura, nd (c1906), oblong 5 1/2 x 15 1/4 in (14 x 39 cm), brown paper covers, 22 pp. This book is composed of 22 hand colored collotype photographs by "Tamamura." Each photograph has an English caption. The collotype image areas measure 3 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. The collotypes are protected with tissue guards. There is no colophon. The cover page indicates "Collotyped and Painted by Tamamura, The Photographer, Kobe, Japan." Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923?) was a foremost Japanese photographer and he produced hand colored collotype photograph souvenir albums.
Listing of Collotypes
--Image Area: 3 3/8 x 11 1/4 in (8.5 x 28.7 cm)
--Page Size: 5 1/2 x 15 1/4 in (14 x 39 cm)
- The Lake in Autumn,
- The Okayama Park,
- Spring,
- The Summer Evening,
- Autumn Tints,
- The Arashiya Rapids,
- Picnic boats on the Arashiyama River,
- The Stream Through the Village,
- Fuji from the Fujikawa River,
- A Raod in the Suburbs of Kioto,
- The Bridge of the Lotus pond,
- Stone Laterns: the Park in Nara,
- A Farmer's Cottage,
- A Park,
- Ikuta Temple, Kobe,
- The Temple Ishiyama, near the Lake Biwa,
- A Country Scene at the Harvest Season,
- A River Scene,
- The Lake Biwa from Midera (Temple),
- The Famous Pine Tree at Karasaki,
- A Country Lane,
- A River Among Rock and Woods (vertical format)
Examples of Collotypes:
The Lake in Autumn. (#1)
Fuji from the Fujikawa (River). (#9)
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