JAPAN / Album of a trip to Japan in the early 50s (215 views), combining original amateur photographs (approx. 100, 5.5 x 5.5 cm), commercial photographs (65, 5.5 x 7.5 cm and 25, 9 x 13.5 cm) and 25 color postcards, the views are mounted with transparent corners, the album itself is stretched with traditional Japanese fabric (faded and unbound): crossing on the Messagerie Maritimes liner "la Marseillaise" with interior views and cruise scenes, visit to the Mount Fuji region, Tokyo, Asakusa, Enoshima, Nikko, beautiful interior views of Tokyo's Gajoen Kanko hotel, Kamakura, Kioto, Nara, portraits of Geishas (7 color postcards), end of the trip in Hong Kong.

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