Japan Album

Dublin Core

Title

Japan Album

Description

A page from a German and English language photograph album of sights in Japan. The front features three images of the Seto Inland Sea. The back features three images from Nikko and Kyoto.

Contributor

Erin Gavin

Relation

1697_1, 1697_3, 1697_4

Language

German, English

Type

Album page

Identifier

1697_2

3D Objects Item Type Metadata

Alternate Title

Seto Inland Sea

Caption

(On front of page, translated from German): In the land of the Rising Sun. Seto Naikai. (On back of page, in English, from top to bottom): Four Japanese Ladies, Nikko;
Say it with flowers; Theater street in Kyoto.

Color

Color and B/W

Condition

Object is a loose page from an album. The images on both sides of the page show some yellowing and fading, as well as some silver mirroring. The hand coloring on the images is still in good condition however.

Curatorial Note

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

Era

Early 20th century

Graphic Description

The front of the page features three images of the Seto Inland Sea, with the two lower images hand colored. All three feature sailboats with some form of landmass in the background. The three images on the back are a bit more varied, focusing on scenes of Japanese people. The middle image is vibrantly hand colored.

Series Note

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

Provenance Collection

REJ Research Collection

Transcription

(On front of page, German): Im Lande der Aufgehenden Sonne. Seto Naiko (sic). (On back of page, English): Four Japanese Ladies, Nikko. Say it with flowers. Theater street in Kyoto.

Files

IMG_0026.JPG
IMG_0027.JPG

Citation

“Japan Album,” ReEnvisioning Japan, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rej.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5466.