A Pictorial Museum of Japanese Manners & Customs.

First edition. 40 lithograph plates. Folio. Original boards with title label on front cover. Overall a very good copy. Tokyo, Useido (Koshiba Eiji), dated: Meiji 20, 

This rare album of lithographs is attributed to two Western style (yoga) artists, namely Asai Chu (1857-1907) and Takahashi Genkichi (1858-1913). The female artist Watanabe Yuko (1856-1942) may also have contributed. The plates show an interesting range of professions and social classes in Japan. Only two copies in OCLC (National Diet Library and Waseda). 

Stock Code: 253702