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Minka Floor Plan
Rediscovering Japan’s Irori shows a floor plan of a minka. Here are photos of that minka, a documentary, recommended books, and museums with minka.
Rediscovering Japan’s Irori shows a floor plan of a minka. Here are photos of that minka, a documentary, recommended books, and museums with minka.
Discover some of the new prints added to the Duits Collection. Part 2.
Discover some of the new prints added to the Duits Collection. Part 1.
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 4: Why Japan became the empire of hand colored photography.
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 3: How colorists worked.
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 2: Color as a competitive tool.
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 1: How photography reached Japan.
Japanese potter and former Living National Treasure Sakaida Kakiemon XIV on smoking the kiseru.
On 30 March 2007, exactly 15 years ago today, I posted the very first article on Old Photos of Japan.