This work is one of 50 hand-colored albumen prints of protraits and scenes of Japanese life.

Content : Gilt-edge leaves are tabbed into album with lacquer boards and leather spine, with the title, "Japan," in gold. Front cover has hand-painted and inlaid scene of a man pulling a rickshaw in which a woman with an umbrella is seated. Both wear traditional garb. Inlays are of ivory. Back cover is painted with the images of a dragonfly, cricket, praying mantis, butterfly and another winged insect, possibly a bee. End papers and doublure are of imitation moire.

Content : Views are numbered with Arabic numerals in negative.

hand-colored albumen print

A view of a grassy embankment is depicted with a body of water in the foreground. At the top of the embankment (mid-ground), a line of young, spindly trees lines a road. Beyond the road is a group of buildings, their roofs and chimneys visible. To the left, a flag on a mast flies in the breeze.

This object has the following keywords:

• Japanese Art
• Japanese History

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