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Japan
Panorama of Nagasaki

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographer: Uchida Kuichi (1844-1875). Nagasaki Harbor. 1872. Four-part, hand-colored albumen print panorama. 20 x 102,5 cm.

This rare hand-colored panorama of Nagasaki Bay, attributed to Uchida Kuichi, exemplifies the photographer’s refined approach to large-format topographic views during the early Meiji period. A leading figure of early Japanese photography, Uchida was renowned for his portraits of Emperor Meiji and for producing meticulously composed images for both Japanese elites and foreign clientele. Likely taken from Mt. Kazagashira, the view captures Nagasaki at a pivotal moment of transformation, with steamships in the harbor and a recently constructed factory visible at the right. Another copy of this panorama is in the collection of the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. – Some minor scuff marks and minimal creases, as well as small surface loss to the upper left corner; otherwise a strong and finely colored print in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Terry Bennett. Photography in Japan: 1853-1912. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 2006, ill. p. 80.