This fascinating publication showcases the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection of Japanese military prints and related materials―one of the largest collections of such works in the world.
MeijiShowa
License all the photos on this site at our boutique photo agency for vintage photographs, illustrations and maps of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s (Meiji, Taisho, early Showa)
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# 70820-0005 Enoshima 1890s View from Katase Meiji Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura Albumen Print Kozaburo Tamamura |
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# 71205-0005 Osaka 1880s View on Tennoji Meiji City Views Scenic Views Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 71205-0016 Arashiyama 1890s Floating Logs Meiji Bridges Scenic Views Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 80115-0009 Kyoto 1890s Kamogawa Meiji City Views Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura Albumen Print Kozaburo Tamamura |
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# 80131-0001 Arashiyama 1910s Togetsukyo Meiji Bridges Scenic Views Teijiro Takagi Glass Slide B & F Bible Society |
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# 70115-0005 Kinosaki 1920s Kinosaki Showa Rural Scenic Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 71205-0017 Arashiyama 1880s Togetsukyo Bridge Meiji Bridges Scenic Views Kozaburo Tamamura Albumen Print Kozaburo Tamamura |
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# 80115-0008 Kyoto 1890s Tea Field and Toji Pagoda Meiji Scenic Views Temples & Shrines Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
@Kim The white building is the Ishihara Tokeiten (石原時計店). This was a well-known retailer of watches …
What is the tall building?
@Jim Clinefelter Thanks, Jim. I love it when photographers leave their name card like that! Yamamoto’s studio …
The clue to who took this image is the kanji on the man’s haori, 寫山茂堂 …
高橋様 明治5年(1872年)、明治天皇の西国御巡幸の際、宮内省御用掛の写真師第一号として随行し、内田九一は長崎を訪れたので、日付を1872年に変更しました。