A pioneer of printing in Japan, Ogawa Kazumasa opened a photographic studio in Tokyo in 1884.In 1891, he was commissioned to photograph one hundred geishas for the inauguration of the Ryōunkaku, Japa[...]
After working as an assistant and colourist for Raimund von Stillfried and Felice Beato, Kusakabe Kimbei founded his own photographic studio in Yokohama in the early 1880s. An expert in staging and wa[...]
Kusakabe Kimbei, after having been the assistant and colorist of Raimund von Stillfried and Felice Beato, founded his own photographic studio in Yokohama in the early 1880s. A master in the art of sta[...]
Lacquered album consisting of 25 photo cards illustrating daily life in Indochina, including landscapes, social life, cultural elements and different regions. Presented in a black lacquered album deco[...]
Pair of framed photos depicting young Japanese women in a cherry blossom park in Japan. Albumen photos with a slightly faded color. Superb matching frames in painted lacquer and decorated with cranes [...]
JAPAN - MEIJI period (1868-1912) Album of colored photographs depicting scenes of life, landscapes, temples, tea houses, peasants, young women, in Kobe, Osaka, Nara, Koito, Kioto, Yokohama...Geisha, t[...]
Our photograph shows a scene in a Japanese interior; a samurai, his katana at his side, greets two women who have come to visit him.
This print is the work of Kusakabe Kimbei, an illustrious photogra[...]
Our photograph immortalizes a scene of daily life in 19th century Japan; an elegant woman in traditional dress is carried in a kago by two men and looks at the photographer.
This print is the work of[...]
Print on albumen paper delicately enhanced at the time with watercolor.
It shows a young chrysanthemum seller in traditional clothing.
Japan, circa 1870.
Good condition.
Ogawa Kasumasa's career as a photographer began in Japan in 1877. A samurai, he was also a printer and publisher, a pioneer of photography and photomechanical printing. In 1896, he published a set of [...]
Ogawa Kasumasa's career as a photographer began in Japan in 1877. A samurai, he was also a printer and publisher, a pioneer of photography and photomechanical printing. In 1896, he published a set of [...]
Ogawa Kasumasa's career as a photographer began in Japan in 1877. A samurai, he was also a printer and publisher, a pioneer of photography and photomechanical printing. In 1896, he published a set of [...]
Vintage albumen and watercolor print (circa 1880) The quality and color preservation are exceptional. Group of 'kago' palanquin bearers on the Hakone road. A kago is a type of Japanese sedan chair, fo[...]
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