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1908.82.835

Printed picture titled "Kumamoto castle before 1877", depicting the castle and surrounding landscape. [SM 22/06/2009]

1908.82.835

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Collection type
Object
Description
Printed picture titled "Kumamoto castle before 1877", depicting the castle and surrounding landscape. [SM 22/06/2009]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto
Person
Field collector Basil Hall Chamberlain
PRM source Basil Hall Chamberlain
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908 Found unentered: 22/06/2009
Materials and processes
Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Width: max 130 mm, Length: max 188 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.82.835 Other numbers: Chamberlain No. 87B
Research and responses

The inscription on this object was transcribed and translated by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2012 as: Kumamoto Castle before 1877. *This image is used on p.470 of Handbook for Travellers in Japan (7th edition, 1903, London). See, (S)KZ cha, Balfour Libary, PRM. [MJD 17/10/2012]

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