- 16-a033355
- Item
- [ca. 1895]
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a mountain stairway. An arch appears in the background Some people are sitting next to the stairway. Similar image as a033363
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Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a mountain stairway. An arch appears in the background Some people are sitting next to the stairway. Similar image as a033363
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of Mount Fujiyama in the distance with river in the foreground. Reads, "Fujiyama."
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise. Labelled "Torii in the sea"
Moonrise over water along road.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise over water. Labelled "Night scene of Shinagawa" Scene on circular mat
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise. Scene on circular mat
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a moonlight scene. Two people and a tree appear. Reads, "Moon light scene at Maiko Beach." Possibly by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing moonrise over water
Man standing beside stone stairs along river
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a man wearing traditional clothing standing beside stone stairs along a river. Tape reads, "HAKONE."
Man posing with sailboat near shore
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a man posing with sailboat on shore. Forested area appears in background
Man and girl looking at colourful contraption
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a man and girl looking at colourful contraption. They are wearing ceremonial dress
Large tree supported by wooden poles
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a large tree supported by wooden poles outside a building. Possibly Park Maruyama, Kyoto.
Large stone ornamental structures
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a row of large stone ornamental structures on gravel
Large ornate building with high stone foundation
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large ornate building with high stone foundation. Possibly Castle of Nagoya. Roofs of other buildings appear in foreground. Possibly by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large bell used for religious purposes. A ringer appears
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a large bell. A figure wearing traditional clothing appears
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing people dressed up as warriors for a parade celebrating the proclamation of the Meiji Constitution in 1889 in front of building in Tokyo. A label on the glass slide reads, "The Japanese Army of 100 Years Ago”, but this is not the accurate description of the scene.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing a field of debris from earthquake destruction in Kasamatsu, Japan. It is a copy of Plate XV in the book "The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891" by John Milne and W.K. Burton.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of nine kabuki performers and several audience members.
Collection consists of Japanese hand-coloured glass lantern slides collected by James Davidson in Formosa (present day Taiwan), and possibly also in Japan, between 1894 and 1902. Davidson used these slides for his lectures. All the photographs except 10 belong to the genre known as souvenir 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.
Additionally, there are nine glass lantern slides showing images of the aftermath of the 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake in Japan. These are mostly copies of images published in the book "The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891" by John Milne and W.K. Burton, and most of these photographs were taken by William Kinnimond Burton, a Scottish engineer and photographer who worked in Japan. A copy of "The Great Earthquake of Japan, 1891" is available in the MOA Library.
James Davidson
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph showing islands in the sea. Reads "In Inland Sea."