Los 4055

Japan
People of Japan

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Photographers: Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Rathenitz (1839-1911), Felice Beato (1832-1909), Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934), Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923) and others. People of Japan. 1860s-1890s. 50 albumen prints mounted to gilt-edged album pages (some light time stains). Each ca 9 x 13,5 cm (11 x 15,5 cm). Presented as leporello in contemporary silk-covered album, featuring floral motif woven in gold thread.

This album features a wide range of portraits including Samurai in full armor, geisha engaged in music and dance, women bathing and dressing, tattooed men, craftsmen such as butchers and shoemakers, and vendors with their wares. It also includes group portraits of children and families, along with scenes of daily life, transportation by rickshaw and palanquin as well as outdoor leisure, offering a vivid portrayal of the era’s social types and cultural practices. – Some scuff marks, fading and minimal signs of oxidation aloing edges of some prints, otherwise all in good to very condition.