Japanese Costume before the Restoration. Photographed by K. Ogawa under Direction of Ko-yu-kai.

Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated. Folio. Original photographic card covers with silk ribbon ties. Published by K. Ogawa, Tokyo (C.B. Woodward, St. Louis 1893). First Edition. Illustrated with 16 high-quality half-tone black-and-white images on glossy paper, each with explanatory text. Each photo (approximately 6 by 8 inches) is chemigraph registered, patented March 21, 1893. Ogawa Kazumasa was an important early native photographer who took on the task of recording a visual history of Japan. This volume illustrates the history of the advancement of art in Japan with regard to the costumes of her people. Photos include Female Dancers of the Kamakura Period, Nobleman of the Fujiwara Period, A Priest of the Zen Sect Preaching, The No, etc. Together with: Military Costumes in Old Japan. Photographed by K. Ogawa under the Direction of Chitora Kawasaki of Ko-yu-kai. Illustrated. Folio. Original photographic card covers with silk ribbon ties. Published by K. Ogawa, Tokyo (C.B. Woodward, St. Louis 1893). First Edition. . Illustrated with 14 high-quality half-tone black-and-white images on glossy paper, each with explanatory text. Each photo (approximately 6 by 8 inches) is chemigraph registered, patented March 21, 1893. This volume notes the changing style of armor and military tactics from the Fujiwara epoch (10th 12th century) through the Askikaga epoch (15th 16th century). Photos include A General of the Fujiwara Epoch, A Knight of the Kamakura Period, A Fighting Monk, A Female Warrior, A Warrior of the Ashikaga Period, etc. Some slight soiling to covers; 3½-inch section missing from left front cover; o/w Fine.