TSUNASHIMA (Kamekichi).

Hyaku bijin shashincho - The Century Album Beau[t]y Woman.

RARE

First edition. 32 photographic plates with 80 portraits (complete). Oblong 8vo. Original cloth-backed wrappers. Tokyo, Ohashido, dated: Meiji 38 [i.e, 1905.

£750.00

A curious collection of portraits of Japanese women. In this this case the term ‘hyaku’ (meaning: 100) simply stands for ’a large number of beautiful women. The publisher Ohashido was owned by Hibino Totaro (dates unknown). They were based in Asakusa and published a range of photographically illustrated books, guidebooks (meisho) and illustrated storybooks (tanrokubon), possibly for Japanese tourists. Very rare. No copy in OCLC.

Stock No.
253628

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