6 Japanese 1933 PostCards Sent to Dr. F. M. Trautz in Kyoto Lot # 3 for Sale

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6 Japanese 1933 PostCards Sent to Dr. F. M. Trautz in Kyoto Lot # 3 For Sale

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6 Japanese 1933 PostCards Sent to Dr. F. M. Trautz in Kyoto Lot # 3:
$42.00

Lot of 6 cards. What you see is what you get. These cards are very rare, as most Trautz-related items are housed in German museums.
Friedrich Max Trautz (1877-1952) was a German Army officer, scholar and Japanologist. He developed a deep interest in Japan and studied Japanese in Berlin, earning the first doctorate in Japanese studies from Friedrich Wilhelm University. He worked at the Ethnological Museum in Berlin and was instrumental in promoting the academic study of Japanese history and culture. In 1926, he became the German director of the Japan Institute in Berlin. He continued his research in Kyoto and became the first director of the German Research Institute in Japan in 1934. His work included documenting traditional Japanese culture and fostering German-Japanese cultural