{"product_id":"sino-japanese-war-photographic-album-naval-volume-kazumasa-ogawa-1895-96-meiji-collotype-folio","title":"Sino-Japanese War Photographic Album (Naval Volume) - Kazumasa Ogawa, 1895-96 Meiji Collotype Folio","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:1.7;color:#2b2b2b;max-width:760px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:.5px;border-bottom:1px solid #c8b89a;padding-bottom:8px;\"\u003eSino-Japanese War Photographic Album — Naval Volume\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#5a5a5a;\"\u003eA monumental large-format collotype album recording the naval theatre of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), produced by Kazumasa Ogawa, the pioneering Meiji photographer and master of the collotype process in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe First Sino-Japanese War marked the emergence of Imperial Japan as a modern naval power and reshaped the balance of East Asia at the close of the nineteenth century. This album was issued at the very moment those events entered public memory, presenting the fleets, officers, vessels and coastal operations of the conflict to a contemporary audience. Kazumasa Ogawa (1860-1929) was among the most accomplished photographers of the Meiji era, renowned for introducing and perfecting the collotype in Japan; works bearing his imprint are prized today for their tonal depth and archival permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eThe Volume\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eIssued in the 28th-29th years of Meiji (1895-96), this is the Naval Volume of the war record. It comprises plate sequences of 129, 135, 67 and 24 pages, presented in an imposing folio format measuring approximately 31 x 44.5 cm — a scale that allows the collotype plates to be appreciated in full detail. As a primary visual document of late-nineteenth-century East Asian naval history, it belongs to a class of material now seldom encountered intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eOffered honestly as a period object more than a century old. Minor wear and light toning are present throughout, with some foxing consistent with age. There is some tearing in part. Overall a substantial and historically important folio presenting very well for its era; please review all images, which form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:.85em;color:#8a7a5c;border-top:1px solid #e3d8c2;padding-top:10px;\"\u003eFrom a curated holding of East Asian historical photographic material, offered by an antiquarian dealer specialising in rare Japanese and East Asian books and documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KT Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52455183417625,"sku":"N0000004257","price":1744300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2264\/9113\/files\/398354707_large_99c91858-0f1d-4936-bcc2-93733d2d6a0b.jpg?v=1780292584","url":"https:\/\/kujira-vintage.myshopify.com\/products\/sino-japanese-war-photographic-album-naval-volume-kazumasa-ogawa-1895-96-meiji-collotype-folio","provider":"KT Japan Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}