Author: TEIJIRO TAKAGI
Title: Girls' Pastimes in Japan
Description: KOBE, JAPAN, The Tamamura Photographic Studio & Art Gallery. 1910, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, c1910 --SCARCE, DELUXE EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, FIRST ISSUE - "GIRLS' PASTIMES IN JAPAN" by TEIJIRO TAKAGI. Published by The Tamamura Photographic Studio & Art Gallery, Kobe, Japan. (24) Hand-Colored Collotype Plates in uncommon, rare first edition.  A celebrated & important work by photographer Teijiro Takagi, in the publishers original silk boards with the original ties. Oblong 8vo. 7" x 9.75". Tissue guards before the title leaf & each hand-colored collotype plate. Illustrated title page. Includes the 'Ceremonies of a Japanese Marriage'. All photos have descriptive captions in English in lower margins. In grey raw silk with green tassels - early 1900s hand-colored photographs show ritual ceremonies, Japanese children's games, play and teaching activities of girls & young women. Actual images are 4" x 6". The colophon is undated but circa1910. Teijiro Takagi was known for his glass slides and many collotype books on themes of Japanese life. Takagi bought photographer Kozaburo Tamamura's studio in Kobe, Japan in 1904. In 1914, Takagi changed the company's name, The Tamamura, to his own and continued the art gallery and photographic studio thru (at least)1929. "Girls' Pastimes in Japan" is a rare item for collectors of Japanese photography - with some wear, tear, soiling to silk covers along edges & corners, spine, ends & corners (see scans below). Pages are clean & bright (see scans below), binding tight & intact. The cloth is smooth & supple to the touch. Interior pages are near fine. NB: front board has a fold mark. Very Good.

Keywords: Japan, 20th century, Asian, colophon, collotype photography