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Sir Harry Parkes - Autograph Letter Signed
Sir Harry Parkes
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'Harry S.Parkes' to Sir Thomas Henry (chief magistrate at Bow Street Court)asking for assistance with "a party of Japanese officers who are present studying our legal organisation." 4pp. 178x122mm, one uneven stain on final page, one small piece of paper adhering, otherwise in good clean condition. 1 Lancaster Street, Lancaster Gate (London), dated May 1872. "My dear Sir Thomas Henry, I ventured to call on you yesterday at your office in order to solicit such assistance as you can give to a party of Japanese officiers who are at present studying our legal organsation. I have put down your Court as one of the first they ought to visit & if you could kindly allow your officers to show them such attention & afford them such facilities as they conveniently can I shall feel much obliged & shall feel that a national courtesy is shewn. The chief of the party (whose shortest name is Sasaki) is I may mention an Acting Minister of the Judicial Department now being organised in his own country. The party will be accompanied by a Mr. Long, clerk in the attorney's...." The letter must refer to Sasaki Takayuki (1830-1910) who travelled to Britain with the Iwakura Mission in 1872..more >>
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Pressed Leaves from 19th-Century Japan
Pressed Leaves
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Four examples of pressed Japanese leaves mounted on either side of a contemporary journal page measuring 255x206mm. They bear the following hand-written pencilled inscriptions: Uyeno Tokio July 1878; Shiba July 14th 1878; Bluff 1878; Bluff Yokohama July 1878. Accompanied by a loose card with the owner's name inscribed: Lucy B. Hickinson, Duxbury Mass. [Massachusetts, United States].more >>
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Great Fire of Hakodate, Japan - 1934
Postcards
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A set of 25 postcards in very good conditionshowing the devastation suffered in Hakodate after the great fire of 21 March 1934.The Fire broke out in Sumiyoshi-cho and destroyed one-third of the city. 2,700 people died or went missing..more >>
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Keppel, Admiral Sir Henry - Memorandum signed at Nagasaki
Signed Memorandum
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Memorandum expressing the satisfaction of the Lords of the Admiralty with the report of the gallantry of Lieutenant C.V. Anson of her Majesty's Ship Serpent in saving life from the wreck of the Passenger Steamer "Niphon", addressed to Commander C.J. Bullock, H.M. Steam Sloop Serpent, signed by Henry Keppel as Vice Admiral and Commander in Chief. 1 page 300x195mm, in good condition. H.M.S. Rodney, Nagasaki [Japan], 14 June 1868. An early naval document to be signed in Japanese waters. Admiral Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904) had become commander-in-chief on the China station in 1866, with his flag carried in H.M.S. Rodney. .more >>
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Panorama of Vladivostok
Postcards
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6 hand-tinted vintage postcards forming a complete panorama of the city of Vladivostok, circa 1910. Each card measures 90x140mm. Made in Japan, the cards are unused and in good condition apart from some light soiling and occasional staining. .more >>
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King Chulalongkorn the Great [Rama V] of Siam
Vintage Coronation Photograph, 1873, by Francis Chit
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This rich, dark vintage albumen print is in fine condition and measures 260x200mm and is mounted on contemporary card 375x295mm. A contemporary hand-written inscription beneath the image reads: 'King of Siam, in Coronation Dress, said to be worth £3,000,000.' This image presumably dates from 1873, the time of the King's second coronation. King Chulalongkorn (1853-19100 was crowned on 1October 1868 and reigned for 42 years. Between 1868 and 1873 a chief minister ruled as regent as the King was too young. Chulalongkorn embraced Western ideas and technology and enjoyed the respect and support of the Colonial Powers. As a result, the King was able to maintain Thailand's independence - a significant achievement considering the extent to which almost all other Eastern countries were occupied or colonised during the time he was in power..more >>
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Fukuzawa Yukichi Portrait - Original Watercolour
unidentified artist
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unknown artist, ca. 1900, measures 503 x 408mm, painted on canvas, unmounted, some scratches to surface and very minor discolouration, otherwise in very good condition..more >>
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Takagi Teijiro Studio - Photographic Ephemera
Takagi Teijiro & Tamamura Kozaburo
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A silver print, hand-tinted vintage photograph of Miyajima Shrine, in good condition,123x300mm, together with the original studio envelope in which it was sent to an address in the United States. The envelope is intact but slightly frayed at the edges and shows some soiling. The text is most informative, and evidences the break which Takagi made from the Tamamura name which he had used for some years having previously managed the latter's Kobe branch. The photograph and envelope can be dated c. 1909 as different addresses are shown with a key change date given of June 1909..more >>
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