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Book, F2009.59

Physical Description

Crepe paper book: Kohama San. "Written by Lieutenant F. M. Bostwick, U.S. Navy, and sung to the air of "Ballyhooly"." First two pages are the musical score, the remainder have further lyrics. Well illustrated in colour. English language used throughout except on the front cover. T. Hasegawa is described as a "printer and publisher of all kinds of Japanese artistic books, pamphlets, etc."

Provenance

Acquired by donor's mother Mrs Frances Barker, in Japan in the early 1920s. Mrs Frances Barker-Eames

Maker

T. Hasegawa

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 200 x 167 x 20mm

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