A group of lantern slides

Property from the Japan Society Library, London

A group of lantern slides

373 diapositive glass lantern slides, housed in seven 20^th century fitted hinged wooden boxes, and comprising:

42 slides of various Japanese subjects and 10 slides of sword guards (tsuba)

45 slides of various Japanese and Chinese scenes including temples, views of Canton by various photographers including Vaughan Cornish (1862-1948)

92 slides including images of sword mounts, Japanese fences and netsuke

40 slides of various subjects and places including Yokohama, Tokyo, Nikko and Lake Biwa

68 slides on various subjects and places including Nikko, Kamakura, Hakone, marks of W. Watson & Sons, Sanders & Crowhurst

49 slides of various subjects including a sake carrier, charcoal dealers, carpenters, a foreign settlement and the harbour of Nagasaki

37 slides of images of sword guards (tsuba) and finely cut paper stencils (katagami)