A Long Way From Home

[wadestreasure]

Hi; I can't believe i'm really talking to someone so far away. I am doing research on a book that was brought over here in the USA, after ww2. it has the most beautiful pictures and pull outs. it's about the going out of the Emperor to Psaka March in the Meiji left to Osaka from Kyoto . the book is held together by silk ribbon and it appears that it was stapled for strength too. it has the most unusal pictures in it. they are framed with card-board frames and the pull-outs are beautiful. I want to know the name and as much about it as I can learn. it is written in Japanese, except for some descriptions in English. There is a seven fold pull out with beautiful pictures of the Emperor's wife and him.
I am a retired teacher living in a little farm and pastoring a church, in rural Oklahoma. USA. this is so exciting, our friend brought this book home when the war with Japan was over in the fortys. I would appriciate anyone's help to identify the Book. thanks for listening, Wadestreasure.

 

[nice gaijin]

photos would probably help a great deal, if you can put any up.

 

[Mars Man]

Welcome to the Forum there wadestreasure san !! I hope you stick around and join in with us from time to time on the topics that interest you.

I agree with nice gaijin, we'd have to at least have a picture of the front cover, and the inside of the back cover--of course these will most likely be the opposite from the front and back covers on books in the states.

One professor two doors down from me specializes in such written works, and may be able to help--although that is not an absolute.

I hope to hear from you from !! See you 'round !! MM

 

[Silverpoint]

Agreed. Photos would be useful. This is not really my thing, but my father-in-law (Japanese) is a retired archivist, formerly responsible for a number of national archives, so his knowledge of historic documents is pretty extensive. If you can provide decent photos, I could ask him if he has any ideas about it.