Album of photographs and postcards;, Japanese art, Meiji 1868–1912; subjects: landscapes, women Japanese women, sakura, boats, torii, mountains, birds, rivers, pine trees, lotuses. Cover made of wood covered with brown and black lacquer, painted with gold maki-e; bone faces, superimposed; decoration: landscape with two figures in a boat. Pages decorated with floral and landscape motifs. Late 19th century Meiji period, Japan. Album; height 17.1 cm, width 23.2 cm., A textured page with a painted landscape showing a body of water, grassy hills, and a group of trees in the background; the scene uses muted greens, blues, browns, beige, pink, and gray. Two human figures appear near the shore wearing clothing with red and blue accents; one figure stands closer to the left edge and another walks along the water. There are a few birds depicted in the sky and a small structure partially hidden among the trees. The page contains several cutout shapes edged in pink revealing blank beige interiors,...
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Album of photographs and postcards;, Japanese art, Meiji 1868–1912; subjects: landscapes, women Japanese women, sakura, boats, torii, mountains, birds, rivers, pine trees, lotuses. Cover made of wood covered with brown and black lacquer, painted with gold maki-e; bone faces, superimposed; decoration: landscape with two figures in a boat. Pages decorated with floral and landscape motifs. Late 19th century Meiji period, Japan. Album; height 17.1 cm, width 23.2 cm., A textured page with a painted landscape showing a body of water, grassy hills, and a group of trees in the background; the scene uses muted greens, blues, browns, beige, pink, and gray. Two human figures appear near the shore wearing clothing with red and blue accents; one figure stands closer to the left edge and another walks along the water. There are a few birds depicted in the sky and a small structure partially hidden among the trees. The page contains several cutout shapes edged in pink revealing blank beige interiors, including an oval and a rounded-rectangular opening, plus elongated horizontal slots; a vertical black fabric strip runs along the left side and a patterned border frames the page.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_152

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Album photographs postcards Japanese art Meiji 1868–1912 subjects landscapes women Japanese women sakura boats torii mountains birds rivers pine trees lotuses Cover wood covered brown black lacquer painted gold maki-e bone faces superimposed decoration landscape two figures boat Pages decorated floral landscape motifs Late 19th century Meiji period Japan height 17.1 cm width 23.2 cm textured page painted landscape showing body water grassy hills group trees background scene uses muted greens blues browns beige pink gray Two human figures near shore wearing clothing red blue accents figure stands closer left edge another walks birds depicted sky small structure partially hidden page contains several cutout shapes edged revealing blank beige interiors oval rounded-rectangular opening plus elongated horizontal slots vertical black fabric strip runs left side patterned border frames page.

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