ABSTRACT

First published in 1889, this facsimile edition makes available an important historical work on Japanese industry. It is a comprehensive survey of the state of Japanese industry at the end of the nineteenth century, covering agriculture and forestry, mining, the arts, textiles, paper, trade and commerce, including the foreign trade of Japan since the opening of the country by Commodore Perry in 1854.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction.

part I|286 pages

Agriculture and Forestry. Agricultural Industries.

chapter 1|32 pages

Japanese Agriculture in General.

chapter 2|73 pages

Food-Plants.

chapter 3|73 pages

Plants of Commerce.

chapter 4|28 pages

Cattle-raising and Silk-growing.

chapter 5|13 pages

Forestry.

chapter 7|13 pages

Gardening.

part II|24 pages

Mining. 1

part III|186 pages

Art Industry and Related Occupations.

chapter 1|17 pages

Japanese Art Industry in General.

chapter 2|4 pages

Wood-Industry.

chapter 3|40 pages

Lacquer Work.

chapter 4|11 pages

Textile Industry.

chapter 5|30 pages

Paper Industry.

chapter 7|26 pages

Metal Industry. 3

chapter 8|36 pages

—Ceramics

chapter 9|12 pages

Enamel Industry.

part IV|37 pages

Trade and Commerce.

chapter |8 pages

Statistical Tables