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KIMBEI, KUSAKABE (1841-1934) Ornately bound album with beautiful lacquer covers and mother-of-pearl inlay containing 100 delicately hand-tinted photographs of Japan, with views of the landscape, street scenes, temple structures, occupationals and lovely geishas. Hand-colored albumen prints, 7 3/4x9 3/4 inches (19.8x25.7 cm.), flush mounted, original tissue guards; with a caption, in English, and an inventory number in the negative. Oblong folio, black lacquer scene of a lily pad and wildlife, with gilt highlights and mother-of-pearl inlay; Kimbei's hand stamp appears on the front pastedown; all edges gilt. 1880s
