Antique Japanese Taisho Soldier Portrait Military Photograph Black White PH46 orange Imperfection on the bottom and

Imperfection on the bottom and the rim

Nanban-Yakijime

Kanji on bottom: 鍋島華山 Nabeshima Kazan (maker)

Slightly scratches on the top board

Japanese Notebook for collecting Buddhist and Shinto Red Stamp

Antique Japanese Taisho Soldier Portrait Military Photograph Black White PH46 orange Imperfection on the bottom andAntique Japanese Soldier Portrait Photograph This is an antique Taisho Era young soldier portrait photograph in black and white. Often times portraits of soldiers were taken in full dress before deployment as a keepsake for the family should they not return home. As many soldiers were conscripted straight out of school, and the greying of the line between school uniform and military uniform disappeared became obvious, this could also be a school