Japan (nation)
Found in 273 Collections and/or Records:
[Unidentified landscape], 1870 - 1900
192 x 223 mm. View looking across a river towards the houses of a village. Location unidentified, possibly Omiya village, seen in Y302A/181.
[Unidentified seascape], 1870 - 1889
260 x 206 mm. View looking across a bay with a rocky headland in the foreground.
Uyeno, Tokio [1890s], 1890 - 1899
270 x 207 mm. View looking along an avenue lined with carved stone pedestals, which probably leads to the site of the former Shogun temple which was destroyed by fire in 1868.
Views in Australia, Egypt, Aden, Asia and other places chiefly circa 1908-1915
Views of Hong Kong, China and Japan
A collection of loose albumen prints. These topographical views cover Hong Kong, the Chinese Treaty ports (a good selection of material from Shanghai) and Japan. Many of the Japanese prints are hand-coloured. It appears in the Supplement to the Library Catalogue published in 1901.
Views of Japan
An album containing hand-coloured albumen prints. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. Titles composed by the cataloguer have been enclosed in square brackets.
Visiting ceremonials [hand coloured], 1870 - 1912
264 x 204 mm. Studio portrait of three kneeling girls. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
Voluntary hari-kiri, 1870 - 1889
265 x 207 mm Studio photograph showing a young man seated on the floor in the act of disembowelling himself. The print is only lightly coloured, with the blood inexpertly and garishly applied.
[Waterfall], 1870 - 1889
207 x 265 mm. View of an unidentified waterfall set amongst woodland, with a Japanese figure standing in the foreground.
Weaving silk, 1870 - 1889
263 x 205 mm. Studio photograph showing two women at work at a loom.
Wind costume, 1870 - 1889
175 x 231 mm. Full length studio portrait of a woman with an umbrella supposedly fighting her way against a storm. The illusion of wind and rain is created by scratches on the negatives (rain) and wires to hold her clothes in disarray.
Wisteria at Kameido, Tokio [hand coloured], 1870 - 1912
264 x 203 mm. View looking along an ornamental pool or canal towards a wooden bow shaped bridge, with wisteria hanging in clumps from overhead trellises in the foreground. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
Wreckage in Gifu river valley after 1923 earthquake and typhoon, 1923
82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, largely undated captions.
Wreckage of fishing village near Tokyo after 1923 earthquake and typhoon, 1923
82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, largely undated captions.
Wreckage of Tokyo railway station and other buildings caused by 1923 earthquake and typhoon, 1923
82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, largely undated captions.
Wreckage of Tokyo railway station and other buildings caused by 1923 earthquake and typhoon, 1923
Colour.
Wrestlers, 1870 - 1912
241 x 187 mm. Showing two sumo wrestlers in the ring, with spectators on all sides. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
Yebisu Bashi Osaka, 1870 - 1920
269 x 206 mm. View looking across a bridge over one of the canals of Osaka, with a commercial street on the farther side. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
Yokohama, 1870 - 1889
253 x 201 mm. General view, looking over the rooftops (probably from the Bluff) towards shipping at anchor in the harbour.
Yokohama Bay from Bluff [1890s], 1890 - 1899
269 x 210 mm. View looking over warehouses and other waterfront buildings towards the harbour.
Yomeimon (front), Iyeyasu [Nikko] [hand coloured], 1870 - 1912
243 x 192 mm. View of the highly painted doorway and surround. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
Yoshihama, road from Atami, 1870 - 1912
241 x 191 mm. View looking along the Atami Road, with Sagami Bay at the left and the town of Yoshima on its shore in the background. Photograph probably by Kusakabe Kimbei.
[Young Warrior], 1870 - 1889
203 x 264 mm. Full length studio portrait of a warrior with his weapon; a long curved blade attached to a length of bamboo.