Japan Koyasan University Professor Ōyama Kōjun to Doctor F. M. Trautz 1933 for Sale

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Japan Koyasan University Professor Ōyama Kōjun to Doctor F. M. Trautz 1933:
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Japan Koyasan University Professor Ōyama Kōjun to Doctor F. M. Trautz 1933
Ōyama Kōjun 大山公淳 (1895-1992) sent this New Year\'s card to Trautz from Wakayama Koyasan, Koyasan University Library on January 1, 1933. Ōyama was working there as a librarian and associate professor when he sent this note. Later in 1933, he became a full professor at Koyasan University. He authored many works on Buddhism throughout his life.
Ōyama\'s choice of addressing Trautz as トラウツ先生様 (\"Trautz sensei sama\") was clearly respectful, but overly so and unnecessary, as it is akin to saying \"Mister Professor Trautz.\"
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