Japan Album

Japan Album

One page, presumably the first page, of a German and English language photographic album of sights in Japan. The front features an illustrated sailboat with the kanji for Japan, as well as "Japan" in English in a stylized font. The back of the page holds a photograph of a Buddha statue with a handwritten caption in German.

Erin Gavin

1697_2, 1697C_3 1697_4

German, English

Album page

1697_1

Japan, the land of a thousand temples, the land of flowers, Geishas and Rickshaws. (Translated from original German caption)

Color and B/W

Object is a loose page separated from album. The red paint used to write "Japan" on the front is beginning to crack in some areas. The photograph of the Buddha is in good condition, with only slight yellowing.

The object represents a typical album travelers to Japan would buy, with both generic photographs and personal photographs included.

Early 20th century

The illustration on the front of the page features a stylized Japanese sailboat in mainly reds, white, and gold paint. The photograph attached to the back of the page is a black and white gelatin silver print of a statue of the Buddha.

Part of a set of three pages and one loose photograph from the same album.

REJ Research Collection

Album page

Japan das Land der tausend Tempel, das Land der Blumen der Geishas und der Rickshas.