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| 1. |  | Felice Beato n.d. Samurai Albumen print, tinted 19 x 24.5 cm Old Japan Ref: BEA-SAM-01 |
| 2. |  | Felice Beato 1868 (ca) Portrait d'un samourai, Japon Albumen print (Tirage albuminé rehaussé) 27 x 20 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 3. |  | Felice Beato 1870 (ca) Buddhist Priest Albumen print 26.1 x 19.8 cm Bachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques |
| 4. |  | Felice Beato 1868 (ca) Le voyageur, Japon Albumen print (Tirage albuminé rehaussé) 26 x 20 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 5. |  | Felice Beato 1860s Le Sommeil - Sleeping Beauties Albumen print, hand-coloured 8.5 x 12 in OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art Photo Poche, Felice Beato and the school of Yokohama Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris 1994, Plate 42. |
| 6. |  | Felice Beato 1870 Japanese Beauties Albumen print, hand-tinted 8 x 6 ins 205 x 150 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc370) |
| 7. |  | Felice Beato 1880 (ca) Sedan-chair, Kago Albumen print, hand-tinted 21 x 27.3 cm Bachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques |
| 8. |  | Felice Beato 1870 (ca) Coolies, Way-side Refreshments [Japan] Albumen print 265 x 205 mm 10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc157) |
| 9. |  | Felice Beato 1860s Samurai of the Satsuma clan, during the Boshin War period Source requested Public domain For an analysis of this photograph: Juliet Hacking (ed.), 2012, Photography: The Whole Story, (Prestel), pp. 138-139 |
| 10. |  | Felice Beato 1864-1867 (ca) Satsuma's envoys Albumen print, from wet collodion negative, hand-painted 183 x 167mm Royal Photographic Society |
| 11. |  | Felice Beato 1868-1870 A group of seven men with straw raincoats Albumen print, hand-coloured 22 x 17 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) A rectangular photograph that has been matted with rounded corners. |
| 12. |  | Felice Beato 1868-1875 A view of Hakone Albumen print, hand-coloured 28 x 21 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) This photograph was taken by Beato but printed by Von Stillfried. The photograph is rectangular but is matted with rounded corners. |
| 13. |  | Felice Beato 1868-1875 A view of Kanasawa Albumen print, hand-coloured 23 x 18 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) This photograph was taken by Beato but printed by Von Stillfried. The photograph is rectangular but is matted with rounded corners. |
| 14. |  | Felice Beato 1863 (or later) My Artists Carte de visite Private collection This carte de visite is of immense significance as it shows the Japanese colourists who worked for Felice Beato. There is a printed paper label pasted on the back - "My Artists." |
| 15. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1865 (ca) Femme à la toilette, Japon Albumen print (Tirage albuminé rehaussé) 26,5 x 21 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 16. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870 (ca) Japanese Pilgrim Albumen print, hand-tinted 10.25 x 8 ins 265 x 205mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc248) |
| 17. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870 (ca) Jeune femme se préparant, Japon Albumen print 25 x 18 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 18. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870 (ca) Portrait d'une Japonaise, Japon Albumen print (Tirage albuminé et réhaussé d'époque) 24,3 x 19,5 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 19. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870 (ca) Young Samurai, Japan Albumen print, hand-tinted 8.5 x 11 ins 215 x 280 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc1) |
| 20. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870-1875 A studio portrait of a standing gentleman holding an umbrella Albumen print, hand-coloured 19.5 x 24.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) Note his unusual coat. |
| 21. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870-1875 Samurai in armor Albumen print, hand-coloured 19.5 x 25 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 22. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870-1880 A seated part nude woman Albumen print, hand-coloured Oval 15 x 20 cm - Paper 19.5x24 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) Printed in an oval shape on a rectangular paper. |
| 23. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1877 (ca) Portrait d'un homme noble, Japon Albumen print 24,3 x 19,5 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 24. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1880 (ca) Girl with Umbrella, Japan Albumen print, hand-tinted 10 x 7.5 ins 255 x 190 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc440) |
| 25. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1875 Portrait of a young man Photographic print 24 x 19.5 cm Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services Library Item, 15157 A young priest stands wearing a white kimono and a tall hat. The kimono has purple tassels and embroidery on it. He is holding a fan in his right hand. |
| 26. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1875 Portrait of a man in armour Photographic print 24 x 19.5 cm Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services Library Item, 15130 A portrait of a Japanese soldier from the waist up. He is standing facing his left whilst wearing ornate armour consisting of a chest plate and chainmail undershirt. His hair is swept back and is dressed in a topknot. |
| 27. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870s (ca) Woman standing in front of studio backdrop Albumen print, hand-coloured 21.6 x 17 cm Ken & Jenny Jacobson |
| 28. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870 (ca) Shuttlecock over Mount Fuji, Japan Albumen print, hand-tinted 7.75 x 10.25 ins 198 x 262 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc452) |
| 29. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870-1875 Kendo practice Albumen print, hand-coloured 19.5 x 25.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 30. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870-1880 A portrait of two women Albumen print 15.5 x 19.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) Blind stamp on the right hand corner reading: Chelsea Public Library (London). They sold off their photograph in the 1990s via Auction. |
| 31. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1876 (ca) Three women in kimono [Views and costumes of Japan (Album)] Albumen print 31.2 x 38.3 x 5.6 cm (album closed) National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Collection: Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, Adelaide This photograph was included in the exhibition "Picture Paradise: Asia-Pacific photography 1840s-1940s" at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (July 11 - November 9, 2008) |
| 32. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1875 Two women Photographic print 24 x 19.5 cm Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services Library Item, 15143 Two Japanese women are seated whilst embracing affectionately. They are both wearing kimonos and have their hair up. |
| 33. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870s Japanese diner and waiter in Western dress Albumen print, hand-coloured 24.3 x 19.5 cm Ken & Jenny Jacobson |
| 34. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870s A food shop Albumen print, hand-coloured 23.5 x 17 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 35. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1870s The American Compound at Nagasaki Albumen print 27.5 x 16 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 36. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1875 Unidentified scene showing tall bamboo, possibly the Fukiage Garden of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Photographic print 19.5 x 24 cm Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services Library Item, 15128 Tall bamboo lines paths that run through a Japanese garden. The sections of bamboo are held behind cut bamboo fencing. Two men are standing on the path, both wearing short kimonos. |
| 37. |  | Baron Raimund von Stillfried 1875 Tomioka Photographic print 19.5 x 24 cm Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Services Library Item, 15154 A view showing the beach at Tomioka Hachimangu shrine, near Yokohama. Three fishermen take a boat filled with nets and baskets to sea. The beach has trees along its edge and five boats lie on its shore. |
| 38. |  | Emile de Montgolfier 1865 (ca) Arsenal Japonais de Yokoska Albumen print 10 x 7 3/4 ins (image) Private collection of Alain Masson For the historical background to this photograph see: Elisabeth de Touchet, Quand les Franþais armaient le Japon: la création de l'arsenal de Yokosuka, 1865-1882 (Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2002) |
| 39. |  | Emile de Montgolfier 1865 (ca) Yakounines (Officiers Japonais) Albumen print 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 ins (image) Private collection of Alain Masson For the historical background to this photograph see: Elisabeth de Touchet, Quand les Franþais armaient le Japon: la création de l'arsenal de Yokosuka, 1865-1882 (Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2002) |
| 40. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1880 (ca) Une Elégante Albumen print (Tirage albuminé et réhaussé d'époque) 20 x 26 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 41. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1880 (ca) Un Prétre Shinto Albumen print (Tirage albuminé et réhaussé d'époque) 20 x 26 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 42. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1890 (ca) Portrait of a young Japanese couple in western clothes Albumen print, colour dyes 24.0 x 19.1 cm (image) 30.3 x 36.5 cm (album page) National Gallery of Australia (NGA) This photograph was included in the exhibition "Picture Paradise: Asia-Pacific photography 1840s-1940s" at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (July 11 - November 9, 2008) |
| 43. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1880 (ca) Three Samurai Albumen print, hand-tinted 26.2 x 20.3 Bachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques |
| 44. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1890-1900 Studio portrait of a bare shouldered young woman reading a book Albumen print, hand-coloured 25 x 18.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 45. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1880s (ca) Dining room Albumen print, hand-coloured 8.1 x 10.6 in (205 mm x 269 mm) Paul Frecker Photographer's number and title in the negative. |
| 46. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1870s Men dressed in ancient samurai armor Albumen print, hand-coloured 20.9 x 26.2 cm Ken & Jenny Jacobson |
| 47. |  | Adolfo Farsari 1880 (ca) Portrait d'un Samurai en armure, Albumen print (Tirage albuminé rehaussé) 27 x 20 cm Photo Verdeau |
| 48. |  | Adolfo Farsari 1875 (ca) Geisha's Dancing, Japan Albumen print 7 x 9.25 ins 185 x 240 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc295) |
| 49. |  | Adolfo Farsari 1875 (ca) Carrying Children Albumen print, tinted 7.75 x 10 in Private collection of Steven Evans |
| 50. |  | Adolfo Farsari 1890 (ca) House and Mill Albumen print, hand-tinted 19 x 24.3 cm Bachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques |
| 51. |  | Ogawa Kazumasa Studio 1891 Tokyo Geisha Albumen print, tinted 245 x 190mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015123) This image is one of a number produced by Ogawa specifically for exhibition at the newly-opened Ryounkaku (better known as the 'Twelve-Storey Tower') in Asakusa, Tokyo. A main event at the Ryounkaku in July 1891, the exhibition comprised one hundred portraits of geisha from the major pleasure quarters of Tokyo, including Shimbashi and Yoshiwara, and visitors were invited to vote on their particular favourite, with prizes being awarded to the five most popular girls. The winner was the 19-year old O-Tama who attracted the patronage of an anonymous admirer who paid for her release from the Tamagawaya Geisha house in Shimbashi. |
| 52. |  | Ogawa Kazumasa Studio 1900 (ca) Anonymous Portrait Silver print 165 x 106 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1002419) |
| 53. |  | Shijo Otabichio 1880-1890 A "Kioto" Bronze Ware Shop Albumen print, hand-coloured 24 x 19 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) A rectangular photograph matted with rounded corners. |
| 54. |  | Tanimoto Y studio 1900 (ca) Geisha Hairstyle Silver print 140 x 100mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015115) |
| 55. |  | Usui Shusaburo Studio 1870s (ca) Samurai in Armour Albumen print, tinted 136 x 98 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015006) |
| 56. |  | Kajima Seibei Studio 1890s (ca) Chrysanthemum (Ohyamabuki) Albumen print, tinted 258 x 210 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-0082) Attributed to Kajima Seibei. |
| 57. |  | Esaki Reiji Studio 1870s (ca) Geisha Albumen print 278 x 213mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015124) This is an extremely rare portrait coming, as it does, from the studio of Esaki Reiji (1845-1910).In 1871 Esaki opened his first studio in Shiba, Tokyo. Within a few years he became one of the best known photographers in Tokyo. Esaki is credited with being the first Japanese to employ dry-plate technology and became the first to photograph a moving object; the subject was the funeral procession of Iwakura Tomomi in July 1883. This photograph has the Esaki studio name blind-stamped in Chinese characters on the bottom left-hand corner of the image. Photographs by Esaki are exceptionally rare. |
| 58. |  | T. Enami 1898 (ca) Flower Girl Lantern slide, from a half-stereoview negative Private collection of Rob Oechsle |
| 59. |  | T. Enami 1892-1895 (ca) The Broom Seller Lantern slide, reduced from a large-format album view Private collection of Rob Oechsle |
| 60. |  | T. Enami 1892-1895 (ca) Priests with their umbrella-man Lantern slide Private collection of Rob Oechsle This early exterior study is one of over twenty T. Enami images used by Burton Holmes to illustrate the Japan portion of his best-selling, multi-volume Travelogue series. The early book sets, first published in 1901, were careful to credit all photographers whose images filled the pages; however, this one slipped by without credit. For Holmes' book, the plate-makers removed all background material in the image, leaving only the four figures with their umbrella. Such image manipulation was common in a era where the old artists and engravers were being called on to prepare half-tone plates from photographs. (Such an image appearing as a "wood engraving" would also most likely have little or no background). After many years, the Travelogue publisher erased all photographer credit lines from beneath the images. This eventually led some later publications that used the Burton Holmes Collection to erroneously attribute to Holmes the work of many Japanese (and some American) photographers. Holmes biographer, Genoa Caldwell, has done much to correct these errors of attribution. |
| 61. |  | T. Enami 1895 (ca) A Farmer and his Wife Stereoview, half, detail Private collection of Rob Oechsle This same image was chosen for inclusion in "Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic" (1988), where it appeared in black and white as a full half-stereoview. |
| 62. |  | T. Enami 1898 (ca) The Tea Dryers Lantern slide, from a half-stereoview negative Private collection of Rob Oechsle A difficult situation requiring the careful balancing of an exterior light source to produce a richly graded interior scene. The delicacy of the rising steam is preserved in the midst of all. (Source: www.t-enami.org - Date accessed: Jan 2, 2008) |
| 63. |  | Narui Raisuke Studio 1885 (ca) Portrait of Oiran Albumen print 295 x 209mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-30019) Portrait of an oiran [high class courtesan] with her traditional assistants Shinzo and Kamuro, ca. 1885, vintage albumen print in good condition, 295 x 209mm, on original light blue slightly soiled studio mount, 342 x 240mm, imprinted: R. Narui Yasaka Temple Kyoto, Japan. Narui Raisuke (1858-1902) operated a portrait studio in Kyoto from 1879. Prior to that, he had studied at his father's studio at Osaka. Narui's reputation grew and his studio became known as the 'studio of choice' for top geisha, maiko, Kabuki actors and oiran. |
| 64. |  | Michael Moser Studio 1872 (ca) View of the Main Temple Oratory at Zojoji, Shiba, Tokyo Albumen print 135 x 90 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015035) A rare view taken inside Zojoji by Moser on behalf of the journal - The Far East. An incongruous note is struck by the presence behind the Buddha effigy of a Flemish tapestry, which had been presented to the Shogun as a gift by one of the directors of the Dutch Factory at Deshima during the eighteenth century. |
| 65. |  | Milton M. Miller Studio 1862 Japanese Mission to Europe Albumen print 288 x 230mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-30018) Officers of the 1862 Takenouchi Mission to Europe, Hong Kong, 1862, rich dark vintage albumen print, 288 x 230mm, in fine condition, mounted on contemporary album page, 353 x 273mm, with a pasted-on printed caption beneath the image: 198. Japanese Ambassadors to Europe. Annoyed that the first mission in 1860 had gone to the United States, the British and French ministers to Japan, Alcock and de Bellecourt respectively, persuaded the Tokugawa government of the importance of visiting Europe. Without any real enthusiasm for the idea, the government nominated a team of thirty-six six of whom had been on the earlier American mission. Passing through Hong Kong on their way to Europe, two senior members of the delegation, Matsudaira Yasunao and Kyogoku Takaaki, were photographed at Miller's studio. Milton Miller is rightly acclaimed as one of the greatest portrait photographers of nineteenth-century Asia, and this is a particularly fine example of his handiwork. |
| 66. |  | Walter Clutterbuck Studio 1898-1899 Native Fishing Boats at Naha, Okinawa [Ryukyu Islands] Platinum print 158 x 206mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-0100) A beautiful platinum print image in excellent condition. Nineteenth-century photographs of Okinawa are extremely rare. This photograph was taken by the early pictorialist photographer, Walter Clutterbuck (1853-1937) during his December 1898 - January 1899 stay in Okinawa. Clutterbuck was a wealthy amateur photographer, plant-collector and traveller. He also authored several books on travel. The only other known example of this image is in a smaller format (83x65mm approx.) and held by the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. Clutterbuck was influenced by Robert Demachy and his work featured in many exhibitions. |
| 67. |  | Walter Clutterbuck Studio 1898-1899 A Deserted Street in Naha, Okinawa [Ryukyu Islands], Japan Albumen print 210 x 164mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-0102) |
| 68. |  | Walter Clutterbuck Studio 1898-1899 Boats at Naha, Okinawa [Ryukyu Islands], Japan Albumen print 148 x 210mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-0101) |
| 69. |  | Arnold Genthe Studio 1908 Asamayama Silver print 238 x 292 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-0078) Signed by Genthe; photograph taken in 1908 during Genthe's tour of Japan; Asama stands at 8,364 feet (2550 meters) and is Honshu's most active volcano. |
| 70. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1890-1900 Woman playing a drum in front of a painted backdrop Albumen print, hand-coloured 20 x 25.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 71. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1890-1900 A fabric merchant with clients Albumen print, hand-coloured 26 x 19 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 72. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880-1890 A farmer with a straw rain coat walking in the snow Albumen print, hand-coloured 16 x 20.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) This photograph was printed with rounded top corners. |
| 73. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880-1890 An umbrella and lantern maker and painter Albumen print, hand-coloured 13 x 8.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 74. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870-1880 A Hakone Cabinet Maker Shop Albumen print 25.5 x 17.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 75. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist n.d. Pilgrim Going Up Fujiyama Barry Singer Gallery |
| 76. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1870 (ca) Tayu, a Courtesan, Japan Albumen print, hand-tinted 9.5 x 7.5 ins 242 x 190 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc178) |
| 77. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1875 (ca) Samurai in Full Armour Albumen print, hand-tinted 265 x 205 mm 10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc153) |
| 78. |  | Unidentified photographer 1875 (ca) Portrait of Okyogenshi Performer Albumen print 270 x 210mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015117) The Okyogenshi were women actors who performed the roles of men. They were an exclusive group of entertainers led by a lady called Bando Mitsue in the mid 19th century. Contemporary hand-written German inscription below image reads: 'Japanische Tangerin' (Japanese dancer). |
| 79. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880 (ca) Samurai (actor) Albumen print, tinted 260 x 205 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015109) Captioned in negative: '1681 Samurai (Actor)' |
| 80. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870 (ca) Japanese Archer Albumen print 135 x 90 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015109) |
| 81. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870 (ca) Man selling radishes Albumen print 135 x 90 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015063) |
| 82. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist n.d. Kago, Travelling Chair Barry Singer Gallery |
| 83. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist n.d. Girls In Bed Room Barry Singer Gallery |
| 84. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1890 (ca) Showing Back Style [Geisha Kimono's and Hairstyle's] Albumen print, tinted 202 x 270 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-30002) Captioned 'B1094' in the negative. |
| 85. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880-1890 Two women sleeping Albumen print, hand-coloured 24.5 x 18.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 86. |  | Unidentified photographer 1880 (ca) Occupational - Plant Seller, Japan Albumen print 8 x 10 ins 205 x 255 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc314) |
| 87. |  | Unidentified photographer 1880 (ca) Kendo Fencers Albumen print 8 x 10.5 ins 205 x 268 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc313) |
| 88. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870s Farmers in Field Albumen print 139 x 93 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1002339) |
| 89. |  | Unidentified photographer 1880-1890 A studio portrait of two sumo wrestlers Albumen print 18.5 x 24 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 90. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1870 (ca) Travellers Albumen print, tinted 94 x 140 mm Old Japan Courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1015018) |
| 91. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870 (ca) Puff and Dart game Albumen print 139 x 95 mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - 1002387) For a small payment, the player can attempt to win sweetmeats by blowing a dart at the target. |
| 92. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1890-1900 A standing tattoo man with his back to the camera Albumen print, hand-coloured 25 x 19.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 93. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880-1890 A coolie in a straw coat smoking Albumen print, hand-coloured 19 x 25 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 94. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880-1890 A man fighting an octopus Albumen print, hand-coloured 19 x 25.5 cm Dennis George Crow Courtesy of Dennis George Crow (www.dennisgeorgecrow.com) |
| 95. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1880 (ca) New Years Day Japanese Fire Brigade Drill Albumen print, hand-tinted 10.25 x 8 ins 262 x 205 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc435) |
| 96. |  | Unidentified photographer 1870 (ca) Japanese Courtesan Carte de visite 83 x 53 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 4op22) |
| 97. |  | Unidentified photographer 1880 (ca) Japanese Beauties in Takashima's Garden, Yokohama Albumen print 8.25 x 10.25 ins 210 x 262 mm Antiq-Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis - Antiq-photo / Rainbow creations (www.19cPhoto.com - 3jc312) |
| 98. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1890 (ca) Photographic Painting of a Maiko 500 x 350mm Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-30020) Unknown artist, unknown process, on silk(?) and pasted-down on new card, ca. 1890, measures 500 x 350mm, very light foxing and otherwise in excellent condition. Hand colouring of photographs with water colours had been common in Japan from the 1860s. But in the late 1870s the well-known photographer, Yokoyama Matsusaburo, started experimenting with a number of printing techniques and also developed a form of photographic oil painting (shashin abura-e). This involved peeling off the emulsion covering the face of a photograph and then painting the rear side with oil paints. One of his students, Azukizawa Ryoichi, developed and patented his own technique and described himself as a "Patent Oil-Painter on Photograph and Lithograph, and Common Oil-Painter and Photographer." In 1885 he was granted a fifteen-year patent and he applied this strange technique to the standard photographs of views and costumes usually found in souvenir albums. A number of Meiji-era photographers seem to have experimented with similar methods and with mixed results. Of the examples seen, it is difficult to tell whether the pictures are photographs or paintings. |
| 99. |  | Kusakabe Kimbei 1900 (ca) 16. Wind Costume Studio portrait, hand-tinted National Archives Catalogue Reference: CO 1069/416 f.48 Thanks to Terry Bennett for finding the photographer for this photograph. [November 2010] |
| 100. |  | Unidentified photographer 1890s The Porcelain dealer Salt print, hand-coloured Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2559325505/in/photostream(Accessed: 14 Jan 2012) (Accessed: 14 Jan 2012) Over 500 individual dishes, cups, pots, and etc can be counted in this photo ! There was apparently some trouble with this negative in the central portion. The re-touched faces and colors were done by hand as you see them over 100 years ago. |
| 101. |  | T. Enami 1915-1928 (ca) [Japanese artist with a brush] Print, hand-coloured Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| 102. |  | Unidentified photographer 1905-1912 The Snow Pine - A Winter Scene in Old Rural Japan Stereocard, right half Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2496362700/in/photostream (Accessed: 14 Jan 2012) STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPH (the actual publisher's name on the mount) is admittedly too generic a name for a line of….well, Stereoscopic Photographs. But, from a Japanese perspective, it was exotic English, and used for a proprietary line of over 1,600 stereoview titles published sometime during the years 1905-12. Connected with KINKODO publishers of Yokohama, the series seems to be the work of many contributing photographers --- including what appear to be some variant views from T. ENAMI --- who all had their work processed and mounted by one studio. |
| 103. |  | T. Enami 1898 (ca) Tamadare Waterfall, Japan Glass lantern slide, hand-tinted Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ This is the Tamadare Waterfall at Yumoto, near Dogashima in the Hakone district. The cascade is called Tamadare-no-taki in Japanese (????) |
| 104. |  | T. Enami 1898-1908 (ca, taken) 1925-30 (ca, print) Pilgrim on a Forest Road Glass lantern slide, hand-tinted Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| 105. |  | Tamamura Kozaburo n.d. Monk descending temple steps - Light breaks through clouds after a morning rain Glass lantern slide, hand-tinted Private collection of Rob Oechsle Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ |
| 106. |  | Unidentified photographer / artist 1877, October The Far East Fortnightly journal Old Japan Images and text courtesy of Terry Bennett (Old Japan - www.old-japan.co.uk - EB-30028) The Far East was initially a fortnightly journal published in Yokohama, Japan by John R. Black 1870-75. The journal was a newspaper covering events mainly in Japan but also in other countries in the Far East. Importantly it was illustrated with actual photographs which were tipped in to each issue. Although the occasional volume has appeared at auction it remains an exceptionally rare work. Only two or three complete runs of the first series are known to exist. One regrettable reason is that when issues or the odd volume appears the rare photographs are sometimes removed and sold separately. After a short break, Black commenced a second series in July 1876 and the journal was then published monthly. It ran until December 1878. The second series was published in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong and had a much greater focus on China and appears to be even rarer than the first series. This October 1877 issue is contained in its original yellow wrappers measuring 270 x 215mm. The covers contain printed advertisements from the photo studios of
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