[RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR RARE 1910 BROCHURE OF DIARAMA EXHIBITION].

旅順海戦館. [Ryojun kaisenkan].<BR> [Brochure on the Port Arthur Sea Battle Exhibition Hall].

名古屋. [Nagoya]. 澤田文精社. [Sawada Bunseisha]. 1910. Stock ID #214342

Single sheet folded in two, Japanese text and plan of the exhibition, reverse blank, 12 x 16.5cm, light creasing, few small closed tears at margins otherwise very good.

This small brochure highlights the Port Arthur Sea Battle Exhibition Hall, a pavilion featured at the 1910 Kansai Fuken Rengo Kyoshinkai (10th Kansai Prefectural Joint Exposition) held at Tsurumai Park in Nagoya from March to June 1910. Attracting over 2.6 million visitors, the exhibition showcased diorama models of the battle, operated by newly imported electrical machines from the United States. The brochure emphasises the immersive experience, suggesting spectators would feel transported to the heart of the conflict. Entrance fees are also listed. Notably, Edogawa Ranpo, the famed mystery writer, visited the exhibition in his youth and was deeply impressed by the displays.

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