Ogawa, K. (Kazumasa)
Scenes in the Eastern Capital of Japan, Tokyo (Hiyoshicho), 1911, 1st Edition, 4to (9 x 12 in - 23 x 30.5 cm), illustrated covers with gray cloth spine and gilt Japanese lettering, beveled edges, preface in Japanese and English (2 pages), Japanese language table of contents (3 pages) and 109 unpaginated full page plates. Many of the plates contain two images. The first plate is a collotype plate printed in brown. The collotype plate has no captions protected by a tissue guard. It is placed after the preface and before the table of contents. The collotype plate was mounted for easy extraction with perforations at the binding edge to make extraction easy and clean. If a perforated stub is found in the book, that means this plate has been removed. The 108 plates that follow are all black and white halftones and printed front and back on the page. All halftone plates have descriptive information in Japanese in the margin and a brief English descriptive caption. The book is in a vertical format and reads Japanese style (from right to left and back to front). An excellent view of Tokyo in the early 1900s by the renowned photographer, publisher and printer, Kasumasa Ogawa.
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Title Page
Preface (in Japanese and English)
Table of Contents (in Japanese only)
The Meiji Emperor and Empress of Japan
Bird's eye View of City (Tokyo) from an Aeroplane [2 images]
Tokyo City Hall
Niju-Bashi
Palace of the Crown Prince
Kikyo Gate (near the Imperial Castle)
Wadagura Gate
View of the Judicial Department from Miyakezaka
Judicial Department
Statute of Kusunoki Mashige
View of the General Staff Office from the Sakurada Gate
Foreign Office
View of the Government offices from Hibiyu Park
Street-scene outside Babaski-mon
Metropolitan Police Office
General View of Marunouchi
Yaesucho
Department of Agriculture & Commerce
Exhibition-gallery in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce [2 images]
Nihon Ginko (Bank of Japan)
Nihon Ginko (Bank of Japan), Interior [2 images]
Department of Communications
Central Post Office / Telephone Exchange Office (inside) [2 images]
Elevated Rail-way
Military Review
Imperial Theatre (outside and inside) [2 images]
Kabukiza Theatre [2 images]
Cherry-blossoms at Mukojima
No-dance
Industrial Bank / Hibiya Library [2 images]
Naval Museum (outside and inside) [2 images]
Tree-peonies at Yotsume
Display of chrysanthemums
Cryptomeria avenue in Shiba Park
Mausoleums of the Tokugawa Shogun in Shiba Park
Guest-chamber in Kagetsuro Restaurant / Yaomtsuro Restaurant [2 images]
Dance in the Maple Club
Peer's Club [2 images]
Imperial Hotel (outside and inside) [2 images]
Diet Building
Fire-brigade Display in Hibya Park
Temple of Zojoji in Shiba Park
Festival of the Kotohira Shrine
Feast of Flags
Wistarias at Kameido
View near Shinobadzu Pond, Ueno / Ueno Hiro-koji [2 images]
Morning-glories at Iriya
Shimbashi Station
Ginza
Nihon-bashi Main Street
Statue of Lieut-Commander Hirose
Nihon-bashi
Show-room of the Shirokiyu Dry-goods Store [2 images]
Show-room of the Mitsukoshi Dry-goods Store
Fish-market / Vegetable-market [2 images]
Mr. Shibusawa's Garden
Takinogawa / Asuka Hill [2 images]
Ochanomidzu
Cathedral of the Resurrection (inside)
Tokyo Stock Exchange (outside and inside) [2 images]
Shrine of Suitengu
Imperial University of Tokyo [2 images]
Marquis Maeda's Mansion
Benkei-bashi
View of Ichigaya seen from Yotsuya-mitsuke
Yasukuni Shrine on Kundan Hill
Statue of Late Prince Kitashirakawa/Statue of Late Prince Arisugawa [2 images]
Inside of Nishi-Honganji, Tsukiji
Temple of Gokokuji [2 images]
Shell-gathering
Pleasure-boat on River Sumida
Yeitai-bashi / Ryogku-bashi [2 images]
Fire-works at Ryogoku [2 images]
Temple of the Higashi-Honganji, Asakusa
Temple of Kanon at Asakusa
Kindergarten
View of Matsuchiyama from Mukojima
Street within the Kaminari Gate in Asakusa
Side-show Houses in Asakusa Park / Night-view of Asakusa Park [2 images]
Snow-scene around Shinobadzu Pond
Hyakkaen (Flower-garden at Mukojima) / Garyobai at Kameido [2 images]
Shrine of Toshogu (Tokugawa Iyeyasu) at Ueno
Cherry-blossoms in Uyeno Park
Statue of Saigo in Ueno Park / Tomb of Shogitai, Ueno [2 images]
Tokyo Imperial Museum [2 images]
Tokyo Fine Arts School / Tokyo Music School [2 images]
Zoological Garden [2 images]
Exhibit-gallery of Hyokeikan (outside and inside) [2 images]
Imperial Library at Ueno, Exterior and Interior [2 images]
Festival of Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa
Torinoichi
Sweet-flags at Horikiro
Wrestling at Kokugikan (wrestling hall) [2 images]
Iwasaki's Mansion at Takanawa [2 images]
Mr. Iwasaki's Mansion at Fukagawa [2 images]
Tombs of the Forty-seven Ronin at Sengakuji [2 images]
Mr. Soichiro Asano's Mansion, Interior and Exterior [2 images]
College of Agriculture / Botanical Garden [2 images]
Red Cross Hospital of Japan [2 images]
Cluster of Trees at Zohigaya
Azaleas at Okubo
Shrine of Fudo at Meguro
Temple of Honmonji at Ikegami
University of Waseda / Keio Boys at Base-ball [2 images]
View of Shibaura from Shinagawa Bay / Rosetta Hotel [2 images]
Train / Inside Dining-car [2 images]
Seiyoken Restaurant, Exterior and Interior [2 images]
Geisha-dance
Theatrical performance (of new school of actors)
Colophon
Meiji 44 (1911), April 22 - Printed (1st Edition)
Meiji 44 (1911), April 25 - Distributed (1st Edition)
Listing of Plates (not numbered in the book)
- The Meiji Emperor and Empress of Japan (frontispiece)
- Bird's eye View of City (Tokyo) from an Aeroplane [2 images]
- Tokyo City Hall
- Niju-Bashi
- Palace of the Crown Prince
- Kikyo Gate (near the Imperial Castle)
- Wadagura Gate
- View of the Judicial Department from Miyakezaka
- Judicial Department
- Statute of Kusunoki Mashige
- View of the General Staff Office from the Sakurada Gate
- Foreign Office
- View of the Government offices from Hibiyu Park
- Street-scene outside Babaski-mon
- Metropolitan Police Office
- General View of Marunouchi
- Yaesucho
- Department of Agriculture & Commerce
- Exhibition-gallery in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce [2 images]
- Nihon Ginko (Bank of Japan)
- Nihon Ginko (Bank of Japan), Interior [2 images]
- Department of Communications
- Central Post Office / Telephone Exchange Office (inside) [2 images]
- Elevated Rail-way
- Military Review
- Imperial Theatre (outside and inside) [2 images]
- Kabukiza Theatre [2 images]
- Cherry-blossoms at Mukojima
- No-dance
- Industrial Bank / Hibiya Library [2 images]
- Naval Museum (outside and inside) [2 images]
- Tree-peonies at Yotsume
- Display of chrysanthemums
- Cryptomeria avenue in Shiba Park
- Mausoleums of the Tokugawa Shogun in Shiba Park
- Guest-chamber in Kagetsuro Restaurant / Yaomtsuro Restaurant [2 images]
- Dance in the Maple Club
- Peer's Club [2 images]
- Imperial Hotel (outside and inside) [2 images]
- Diet Building
- Fire-brigade Display in Hibya Park
- Temple of Zojoji in Shiba Park
- Festival of the Kotohira Shrine
- Feast of Flags
- Wistarias at Kameido
- View near Shinobadzu Pond, Ueno / Ueno Hiro-koji [2 images]
- Morning-glories at Iriya
- Shimbashi Station
- Ginza
- Nihon-bashi Main Street
- Statue of Lieut-Commander Hirose
- Nihon-bashi
- Show-room of the Shirokiyu Dry-goods Store [2 images]
- Show-room of the Mitsukoshi Dry-goods Store
- Fish-market / Vegetable-market [2 images]
- Mr. Shibusawa's Garden
- Takinogawa / Asuka Hill [2 images]
- Ochanomidzu
- Cathedral of the Resurrection (inside)
- Tokyo Stock Exchange (outside and inside) [2 images]
- Shrine of Suitengu
- Imperial University of Tokyo [2 images]
- Marquis Maeda's Mansion
- Benkei-bashi
- View of Ichigaya seen from Yotsuya-mitsuke
- Yasukuni Shrine on Kundan Hill
- Statue of Late Prince Kitashirakawa/Statue of Late Prince Arisugawa [2 images]
- Inside of Nishi-Honganji, Tsukiji
- Temple of Gokokuji [2 images]
- Shell-gathering
- Pleasure-boat on River Sumida
- Yeitai-bashi / Ryogku-bashi [2 images]
- Fire-works at Ryogoku [2 images]
- Temple of the Higashi-Honganji, Asakusa
- Temple of Kanon at Asakusa
- Kindergarten
- View of Matsuchiyama from Mukojima
- Street within the Kaminari Gate in Asakusa
- Side-show Houses in Asakusa Park / Night-view of Asakusa Park [2 images]
- Snow-scene around Shinobadzu Pond
- Hyakkaen (Flower-garden at Mukojima) / Garyobai at Kameido [2 images]
- Shrine of Toshogu (Tokugawa Iyeyasu) at Ueno
- Cherry-blossoms in Uyeno Park
- Statue of Saigo in Ueno Park / Tomb of Shogitai, Ueno [2 images]
- Tokyo Imperial Museum [2 images]
- Tokyo Fine Arts School / Tokyo Music School [2 images]
- Zoological Garden [2 images]
- Exhibit-gallery of Hyokeikan (outside and inside) [2 images]
- Imperial Library at Ueno, Exterior and Interior [2 images]
- Festival of Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa
- Torinoichi
- Sweet-flags at Horikiro
- Wrestling at Kokugikan (wrestling hall) [2 images]
- Iwasaki's Mansion at Takanawa [2 images]
- Mr. Iwasaki's Mansion at Fukagawa [2 images]
- Tombs of the Forty-seven Ronin at Sengakuji [2 images]
- Mr. Soichiro Asano's Mansion, Interior and Exterior [2 images]
- College of Agriculture / Botanical Garden [2 images]
- Red Cross Hospital of Japan [2 images]
- Cluster of Trees at Zohigaya
- Azaleas at Okubo
- Shrine of Fudo at Meguro
- Temple of Honmonji at Ikegami
- University of Waseda / Keio Boys at Base-ball [2 images]
- View of Shibaura from Shinagawa Bay / Rosetta Hotel [2 images]
- Train / Inside Dining-car [2 images]
- Seiyoken Restaurant, Exterior and Interior [2 images]
- Geisha-dance
- Theatrical performance (of new school of actors)
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