Two Sets of Hand Colored Photographs in Envelopes with description. A: Six hand tinted color Photographs Entilted " The Farmer Life in Japan" 1. Smiling woman with rice sheaves. 2. People in rice paddy planting rice shoots. 3. woman at left with rice sheaves in her arms overlooking fields with mountain in background. 4. Family threashing rice through machine in front of farm buildings. 5. woman on left with hand winnower pours rice into large threashing machine while others look on. 6. Women dressed in kimono are picking tea. Index paper gives explanation for each photo. Paper envelope shows picture of farming couple with sheaves in hand. kanji below. In red " Farmer Life" Above a colored picture of two people planting rice, in lower right corner "Selected Photographs coloured by hand." On the back of envelope in English: "Made by Fukuda Hobonbo Chojamachi. Nakaku Yokohama." B: Set of hand tinted photographs Entilted " the Artisans Of Japan" Same size as others. 1. Man with mustache painting cloisonne vase. 2. Man sitting at loom weaving kimono fabric. 3. Three men weaving bamboo baskets. 4. Man painting details on Daruma surrounded by finished Darumas. 5. Man carving wooden mask. 6. Souvenir shop with green noren hanging at front. Index paper description of photographs, paper envelope similar to A, except has picture of man painting Daruma, "Artisan of Japan" printed.

1996.010.303