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Photo, Print, Drawing Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan.

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Title

  • Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan.

Summary

  • The book presented here is a collection of photographs by pioneer Japanese photographer, printer, and publisher Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929), which was issued in 1911, one year before the end of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). It opens with portraits of the Emperor Meiji as a young man in military dress and of a young Empress Shoken. It contains photographs of urban areas, such as Marunouchi and Ginza and includes photographs of some structures that have since been rebuilt, such as the Kabuki-za Theater and the Imperial Theater.

Names

  • Ogawa, Kazumasa, 1860-1929 Creator.

Created / Published

  • Tokyo : Ogawa Kazumasa, 1911-04.

Headings

  • -  Japan--Tokyo--Ginza
  • -  Japan--Tokyo--Marunouchi
  • -  1911
  • -  Buildings
  • -  Castles and palaces
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Government buildings
  • -  Street scenes
  • -  Temples
  • -  Theaters

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 108 pages of plates : black-and-white ; 31 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in English and Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021669041

Online Format

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ogawa, Kazumasa, Creator. Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan. Ginza Japan Marunouchi Tokyo, 1911. Tokyo: Ogawa Kazumasa, -04. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669041/.

APA citation style:

Ogawa, K. (1911) Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan. Ginza Japan Marunouchi Tokyo, 1911. Tokyo: Ogawa Kazumasa, -04. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021669041/.

MLA citation style:

Ogawa, Kazumasa, Creator. Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan. Tokyo: Ogawa Kazumasa, -04. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021669041/>.