Caption on reverse [translation]: "Statue of Kusunoki Masashige Gifted to General Franco. (Tokyo) January 28, 1939. A statue of Kusunoki Masashige was given at the Japanese-German-Italian Friendship Society to commemorate the occupation of Barcelona by the Spanish Franco government's forces. Society Director Ito visited Ambassador Vigo at the Spanish legation in Azabu-Hyoe at 10 a.m. on …

The caption in the photo album reads "Statue of Kusunoki Nov. '46". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.