[Rarebooks] FS: 1880s Nikko Temples Preservation Society Application in our New Catalog

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1880s Nikko Temples Preservation Society Application Form.

"Received from Mr.- the sum of __ contributed for the preservation fund 
of Nikko Temples in the province of Shimotsuke, which sum will be 
deposited with the banks according to the rules of the Society, and will 
be added to the fund for repairs and maintenance of the said Temples. __ 
on behalf of Central Committee of Nikko Preservation Society. Day of __ 
month of __ year Meiji. (__ 188__.).

Printed in English on one side and Japanese on the other.

"Nikko city is about 75 miles north of Tokyo, near the mountains of 
Tochigi Prefecture, and has long been a popular destination for both 
Japanese and international tourists. Some of the more than 100 temples 
were constructed in the 8th century, and today are listed as UNESCO 
World Heritage Site Shrines. Nine of the temples are designated National 
Treasures of Japan. Charlton Bristow Perkins, in his "Travels from the 
Grandeurs of the West to Mysteries of the East" (San Francisco, 1909), 
notes-"Nikko was chosen as the site for the most splendid temples of 
Japan, and you will see there the finest creations of Japanese art in 
combination with the loveliest examples of Japanese scenery." Several 
guidebooks of the same period noted that membership in the Nikko 
Preservation Society cost 5 yen and entitled the member to free entry to 
all the temples.

DESCRIPTION & CONDITION: Single sheet. 6.25"x4.75". Minor soil, light 
wear. [40416]

PRICE: $100

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