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.

The photo bears the number, 755.

hand-colored albumen print

A river races over rocks in the foreground and runs toward a bridge, set in the lower middle of the photo. Trees and low cliffs line the river, while mountains are visible in the background. The bridge itself is composed of two major elements that span the river, one in unpainted wood, and the other in a vivid scarlet.

This object has the following keywords:

• Bridges
• Japanese Art
• Japanese History
• Lakes and Rivers
• Nature

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