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Tokugawa era

The Spirit of Tengu helping Tamiya Botaro avenge his father’s death, folklore postcard, c. 1930.
Reproduction of Hiroshige ukiyo-e “Hôki Province: Ôno, Distant View of Mount Daisen (Mt. Oyama)”, c. 1930.
Tosa, Shikoku, c. 1920.
“Priest Gessho tsukusu ma de” (Serving Priest Gessho until exhausted), c. 1920.
Matsudaya Hotel, Yuda Spa, Yamaguchi Prefecture, c. 1930.
Commodore Perry and the “Expedition to Japan” (1853) souvenir postcards, c. 1920.
Exposition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the “Meiji Assembly”, Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1938.
Fujinami Shrine, Tosa, Shikoku, c. 1920.
View of Kobe Harbor and Nakayamate Catholic Cathedral, Kobe, c. 1925.
“The Cannon-ball of Ohato”, Nagasaki, c. 1910.
The Story of Townsend Harris, first US envoy to Japan, and Okichi.
Reenactment of daimyo procession, Kanda, Tokyo, c. 1910.
Himeji Castle, c. 1920.
French Consulate, Yokohama, c. 1910.
Monument to Hamasaki Taheiji, Ibusuki, c. 1930.
“Road of Kiso” (Nakasendo highway), c. 1910.
“Onna-bugeisha” (Women castle guards) mannequins on display at the “modern customs exhibition” window display, Matsuzakaya department store, Ueno, c. 1930.
2nd Tokugawa Shogun temple, Zojo-ji, Shiba Park, Tokyo, c. 1910.
Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, c. 1910.
Osaka Castle, Osaka, c. 1930.
Manyasuro Restaurant (Tea House), Kyobashi, c. 1900.
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