Caption

A temple-garden in Tokyo, page, photomechanical print, Tokyo, printmaker: Strumper & Co, Hamburg (city), publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London, c. 1874 - in or before 1884, photographer, Kanto, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 115 mm x width 151 mm, garden, A sepia-toned scene showing a landscaped garden with a calm pond bordered by smooth rounded stones and irregular rocks, low manicured shrubs and small trees with twisted trunks, stone lanterns of different shapes near the water, a raised stone path and stepping stones leading across the pond, wooden bridges and simple thatched structures along the far bank, figures in traditional clothing standing or sitting near the water and on the paths, a person holding a child at the water’s edge, a large carved stone lantern with a decorative roof on the right, grassy slopes and rocky outcrops rising behind the garden, and tree-covered hills in the distant background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A99_463

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Rights managed

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35.0Mb (8.5Mb) / 12.4in x 11.0in / 3707 x 3299 (300dpi)

Keywords

temple-garden Tokyo page photomechanical print printmaker Strumper & Co Hamburg city publisher Hodder & Stoughton London c 1874 - 1884 photographer Kanto paper collotype photoprint height 115 mm x width 151 mm garden sepia-toned scene showing landscaped garden calm pond bordered smooth rounded stones irregular rocks low manicured shrubs small trees twisted trunks stone lanterns different shapes near water raised stone path stepping stones leading across pond wooden bridges simple thatched structures far bank figures traditional clothing standing sitting near paths person holding child water’s edge large carved lantern decorative roof right grassy slopes rocky outcrops rising tree-covered hills distant background