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character of the foreground, giving rise to great diversity 

 in these eight pictures. 

 As an example of these beautiful views, Plate IV.^ 



" In the foreground, looking like a river, is the Lake o 

 Hikone, at the back of which are hills some 4000 feet 

 high. At the lowest gap in these hills is the Otome pass 



" Fujisan from above liakone" — has been reproduced, 

 although necessarily much of the delicacy of the original 

 has been lost in the process by which it has been copied. 



NO. 1208. VOL. 47] 



In the background, overlooking both lake and mountain^,, 

 is the upper part of Fuji. This portion of the mountain 

 is particularly conical, with sides sloping at an angle ot 



