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Nishiki-e (Multi-colored woodblock Print)
From the series "A New Collection of Eastern Colour Prints"　
(新撰東錦絵: Shinsen azuma nishiki-e)　
Japanese title: 佐倉宗吾之話 (Sakura Sōgo no hanashi)

　

A woodcut print by Kiyochika Kobayashi shows the Russian Czar Nicholas II experiencing a nightmare where the crushed Russian forces, in the forms of modern military technology, return home defeated from the war

This 10-part postcard collection depicts Japanese forces firing out upon Russian ships complete with elaborate borders on the cards as well as photographs of the major Japanese commanders. NOTE: One of the postcards is missing from the collection.

Sumo wrestlers entering the ring for a charity match to raise funds for a temple.

A sumo wrestler performs a pre-match ritual, with the sword bearer (tachimochi) on the left, herald (tsuyuharai) on the far right, and the referee (gyoji) on the second from right.

Hand tinted photograph from Brinkley's ten-volume collection, Japan, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese, with an essay on Japanese art by Kakuzo Okakura (Tokyo and Boston: Millet: 1897-98)

Image of Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo, from Famous Places in Edo (江戸名所図絵　Edo Meisho Zue) volume 7. Woodblock print.