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Imperial Funeral Preparations
![[ 1927 Japan - Imperial Funeral Preparations ] Men look on as a carriage is getting prepared for Emperor Taisho's funeral, January 1927 (Showa 2). Emperor Taisho died of a heart attack on December 25 1926 (Taisho 15). His funeral, held at night, consisted of a 6 kilometer long procession along a route lit with wood fires in iron lanterns. Some 20,000 mourners followed an ox-drawn cart containing the imperial coffin. 20th century gelatin silver print.](/photos/prev/MzMwMzY1MA/album_alb10824804.webp)
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Title: Imperial Funeral Preparations
Caption: [ 1927 Japan - Imperial Funeral Preparations ] Men look on as a carriage is getting prepared for Emperor Taisho's funeral, January 1927 (Showa 2). Emperor Taisho died of a heart attack on December 25 1926 (Taisho 15). His funeral, held at night, consisted of a 6 kilometer long procession along a route lit with wood fires in iron lanterns. Some 20,000 mourners followed an ox-drawn cart containing the imperial coffin. 20th century gelatin silver print.
Credit: Album / Duits / MeijiShowa
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Image size: 5229 × 3543 px | 53.0 MB
Print size: 44.3 × 30.0 cm | 2058.7 × 1394.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1920S • 20TH CENTURY • ARCHIVAL • ASIA • ASIAN • BELIEFS • CARRIAGES • CULTURE • CUSTOMS • DEATH • DYING • EMPEROR TAISHO • EMPERORS • FUNERALS • GOVERNMENT • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • IMPERIAL FAMILY • JAPAN • JAPANESE • OLD JAPAN • PEOPLE • PERSONAGES • POLITICS • RELIGIONS • RELIGIOUS • RETRO • ROYALTY • SHOWA PERIOD • SHOWA • TAISHO EMPEROR • TAISHO PERIOD • TAISHO TENNO • TOKYO • TRADITIONAL JAPAN • TRANSPORTATION • VINTAGE JAPAN • VINTAGE
