Item is a photograph of a boat with two passengers wearing traditional clothing on a body of water. Buildings appear in the background. Reads, "PUBLIC GARDEN AT HIKONE NEAR OTSU."
Collection consists of five albums of photos from Meiji period Japan including a few photos from Scotland, one album of photos from China, and two lacquer-framed photographs. It consists mostly of albumen hand-coloured Japanese photographs. These Japanese photographs belong to the genre known as souvenir photography or Yokohama photography. The subject of these photographs in this collection echoed those found in the Japanese ukiyo-e prints of the so-called “floating-world” of the late Edo Period, from around 1780 until the 1860s. The delicate hand colouring of the albumen silver prints is one of the characteristics of photographs of Japan from this period.
There were mainly two media to disseminate souvenir photos from Yokohama during Meiji period (1868 –1912): photo prints and lantern slides (see the James Davidson collection), but other materials were also used. These hand tinted photo prints were usually bound in albums with lacquer covers lavishly decorated in makie (蒔絵), a technique of applying adhesive metal such as gold and silver or colour powder in soft lacquer to create designs.
Japanese medicine box on display in visible storage in the Museum of Anthropology. The placard next to it has identification numbers for Pueblo pottery.
View of Ginza Main Street in Tokyo, looking north towards 3-chōme and 4-chōme, circa 1910, from atop the Hattori Clock Tower. Note the Kyōya Clock Co. Ginza clock tower and the Iwaya Shōkai tobacco store on the right
Item is a photograph showing a stone building in a snowy scene. Image was featured in the publication Jinzan Chisuichō (仁山智水帖), published by Mitsumura Shashinbu (光村写真部), 1902.
Display from the exhibit "Japanese Culture and Art." Features several examples of Japanese pottery. This exhibit was done on the arrival of materials collected by Dr. Ronald Dore of the department of Asian Studies who directed the installation of this exhibit.
Panels with prints for the exhibit "Japanese Culture and Art." This exhibit was done on the arrival of materials collected by Dr. Ronald Dore of the department of Asian Studies who directed the installation of this exhibit.
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for Japanese and Chinese history exhibit that may have been in place between 1967 and 1969. Shows Jomon and Haniwa pottery and figures.
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for Japanese and Chinese history exhibit that may have been in place between 1967 and 1969. Shows a full suit of samurai armour.
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibits. Possibly for Japanese and Chinese history exhibit that may have been in place between 1967 and 1969. Shows dolls, images, and clothing related to Kabuki theatre.
Display for the Museum of Anthropology. Uncertain relation to exhibitions. Possibly for Japanese and Chinese history exhibit that may have been in place between 1967 and 1969. Shows lacquer bowls, trays, cuts, a print, and other objects.
