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- A portrait of a young woman
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- 1909
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- Monks in front of a large statue of Buddha
- Date Created
- 1909
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Possibly a picture of the Amida Buddha statue in Kamakura.
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- The streets of Yokohama
- Date Created
- 1909
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The streets are lined with ornamentation to celebrate a Japanese victory over the Russians in the Russo-Japanese war.
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- Five women on a bench
- Date Created
- 1909
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Five women, dressed in elegant kimono's, sit astride a wooden bench. The picture is hand colored.
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- A pond full of fish
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Priest holding a religious accoutrement
- Date Created
- 1909
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A man dressed in highly formal attire, holding what appears to be some form of altar in between his hands. The long sleeves and exaggerated hat suggest either a religious or upper class background.
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- Album of Japanese Photographs
- Date Created
- 1909
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Katherine Wolcott and her uncle, Robert Hull Fleming, compiled this photo album on their visit to Japan in 1909. Part of a larger Asian trip, the two stopped in Japan and collected photos, postcards, bookmarks, and other materials. Fleming was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and in 1929...
Show moreKatherine Wolcott and her uncle, Robert Hull Fleming, compiled this photo album on their visit to Japan in 1909. Part of a larger Asian trip, the two stopped in Japan and collected photos, postcards, bookmarks, and other materials. Fleming was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and in 1929 Katherine Wolcott helped to fund the construction of the Robert Hull Fleming Museum in memory of her late uncle. This album, a memento from their trip, was part of Wolcott’s own collection.
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- Sailboat
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Mt Fuji and the surrounding countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
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- The severed heads of criminals at a watch post
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A charm to protect against fire
- Date Created
- 1909
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The charm was created to protect the bearer from fire. On the marker, it says Jadaiji temple, which may be the Jindaiji temple in Tokyo.
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- Bridge spanning a large river in rural Japan
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Mount Fuji
- Date Created
- 1909
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A view of Mount Fuji through the trees.
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- Rickshaw driver and two passengers
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Two hand draw masks
- Date Created
- 1909
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These two faces look akin to common "Mempo", the masks worn by samurai to guard the face. The coloration, and fierce facial expressions, are remarkably similar.