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[JAPAN]. SHIMOMURA, Shotaro (1883-1944). Views Within and Outside Chew-Doh-Ken (Tudor House). Kyoto: Matsuzaki & Co., n.d. [ca. 1930].
Oblong 8vo. Title, text leaf, 25 gelatin silver and 6 color prints tipped to album leaves, decorative tissue guards with captions printed in Japanese and English. Original cord bound pictorial padded leather album with a Tudor style house surrounded by foliage borders in various colors.
A RARE PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM showcasing the Tudor home of Shotaro Shimomura, chairman of the Daimaru department store chain and avid photographer. Shimomura’s works were exhibited in the Ashiya Photo Salons of 1935-37.