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This print shows a detail of one of the carvings on the south side of the 220m corridor that stretches east to west on either side of the Yômeimon Gate at the Tôshôgû Shrine in Nikkô. This wall is decorated with twenty-five different single panel…

This image is labelled "A conglomeration of views" by Turner, and appears to be a kind of collage of pieces from different prints. The number "126811" is printed in the bottom right corner.

Four boys, are shown crafting the braided bamboo hoops which hold barrels together. The boy in the foreground with a hammer is working on a barrel with one completed hoop. Unlike many others in the collection, this photograph seems to have been taken…

Great Buddha (Daibutsu) at Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura. There is a boy standing on the statue's hands facing the viewer and another person standing on the stone steps in front of it facing the statue. The photographer has labeled the print, "A 87…

Dashi or festival float. Turner’s inscription: "An immense float or car drawn through the street on certain religious festivals."

This print shows a detail of the series of "Mizaru, Iwazaru, Kikazaru" (see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil) monkey carvings which decorate the beams of the Shinkyûsha (Divine Horse Stable) at Tôshôgû shrine. There are eight sets of the…

A staged display of people looking at thread, fabric, and other supplies for tailoring against a background of bolts of fabric unrolled and draped to show the patterns; the man in the role of shopkeeper holds an abacus. Turner's inscription is "a…

This print shows the exterior of the Kobe Club (earlier called the Union Club or the International Club), a social club founded by British and Americans in 1869. The building shown in this photograph was completed in 1890. The photographer has…

A boat crossing a river (it is labelled as "173. Ferry Boat" by the photographer) laden with passengers, animals, and goods. There are two oarsmen, one in the bow and one in the stern.

A grouping of about 70 people, mostly children but also a few adults, pose for a portrait on some rocks. Some hold umbrellas (both paper and cloth) or wear sedge hats. The children are poorly clothed but very active. Mountains are in the background.…