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Description
ALBUM
of mementoes comprising ten prints on crepe paper from the Kachô gafu series, ‘Album of Birds and Flowers’ by Kôno Bairei, as well as numerous labels, stamps and various advertisements relating to the stay in Japan of Antoine Brébion, a teacher. A residence visa valid for one month from 26 January 1892 (Meiji 25), issued by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specifies the purpose of the journey as a health cure, and the itinerary as from Yokohama, via Tochigi, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara and Osaka. The items in the album reflect this itinerary.
Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century.
AN ALBUM WITH TEN PRINTS AND SOUVENIRS, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY.
DIM. (ALBUM) 32.5 × 25.6 × 4 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
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