JAPAN MOURNS THE FOREIGN MINISTER WHO WAS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY.
the strange Juxtaposition of the ultra-modern Western dn*ss with the costume of Old Japan, which still lingers on ceremonious occasions, the funeral of the Into Marti* K >mira. Japanese Foreign Minister, was a picturesque illustration of tile changes that have been at work in the Eastern Entpin*. The catafalque was a richly derated p,. <<,f J ipauese workmanship. The quaint votive offerings, such as vases, rice cakes on cushions, and the sakaki (sacred trees of the Shlntoists) carried in the Photo by Mlttwer. procession were an important part of the obsequies.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 4, 24 January 1912, Page 26
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104JAPAN MOURNS THE FOREIGN MINISTER WHO WAS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 4, 24 January 1912, Page 26
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