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"[The albums depict] the annual festivals and customs of Kyoto at the beginning of the Showa2 period. These paintings are accompanied by explanatory texts written by the folklorist and Kyoto scholar Ema Tsutomu."

most were spot/stain cleaned moderately

Miyako ('capital') is an archaic name for Kyoto [and Tokyo (Edo)]The Showa period corresponds to the reign of Emperor Hirohito (1926-1989 * The mouseover titles in the above images ---- are at best an approximation from wonky translations. The dates in the titles refer to the time each festival began, *I think*. There are a few more saved in the set