Sights and Scenes in Fair Japan by Ogawa Kazumasa

Today we look at Sights and Scenes in Fair Japan.
This album appeared in many forms in Japan throughout the 1910s, and is based on a suite of 50 photos by Ogawa Kazumasa. It was published by the Imperial Government Railways. Whilst some editions featured black and white plates, the Library's edition features full-colour plates and 2 full-page maps. Our edition is also bound in beautiful (if a little frayed!) embroidered silk covers depicting a mounted nobleman and his retinue traveling in the shadow of Mount Fuji. The binding is held with golden thread ties, with a cut-away spine revealing golden foredge decoration.
The Library's Special Collections include a number of rare or valuable titles, some dating back to the sixteenth century. These titles are mostly held in the Mackintosh Library. Because of the value of these itmes, special access arrangement are in place, with viewing strictly by appointment only with our Academic Liasion Librarians.