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