When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country’s more than 250 decentralized domains and who were, in the main, cut off from the outside world, staunchly antiforeign, and committed to the traditions of the past. Before long, the shogun surrendered to the emperor, a new constitution was adopted, and Japan emerged as a modern, industrialized state.
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# 70216-0013 Osaka 1920s Kitahama, Nakanoshima Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70215-0004 Mount Fuji 1920s Tagonoura, Shizuoka Taisho Scenic Views Transport Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70201-0004 1920s Bride and Groom Taisho People Weddings Unknown Silver Gelatin Print Unknown |
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# 70209-0017 1920s School Children doing Exercises Taisho Children Customs Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 80121-0012 1920s Having Tea Taisho Customs People Unknown Glass Slide New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0009 1920s Grist Mill Taisho People Rural Unknown Glass Slide New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0003 Tokyo 1924 Large Private Garden Taisho Buildings Customs Unknown Glass Slide New York State Education Department |
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# 80121-0001 1924 Entrance of a House Taisho Buildings Women Unknown Glass Slide New York State Education Department |
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# 70222-0004 Tokyo 1910s Ginza Taisho City Views Transport Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70216-0062 Kobe 1910s Sannomiya Taisho City Views Shops Unknown Postcard Ueda |
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# 70206-0043 1910s Woman in Striped Kimono Taisho Women Unknown Postcard AZO |
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# 70124-0019 Kobe 1910s Oriental Hotel Taisho Buildings Hotels Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70130-0014 Kobe 1910s View from Sea Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70420-0024 Kobe 1920s Hyogo-Ku Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Sakae Shoten |
@Jim Clinefelter Thanks, Jim. I love it when photographers leave their name card like that! Yamamoto’s studio …
The clue to who took this image is the kanji on the man’s haori, 寫山茂堂 …
高橋様 明治5年(1872年)、明治天皇の西国御巡幸の際、宮内省御用掛の写真師第一号として随行し、内田九一は長崎を訪れたので、日付を1872年に変更しました。
高橋様 「OLD PHOTOS OF JAPAN」のドゥイツです。ご案内誠にありがとうございます。 高橋様の情報を追加致しました。
この長崎の写真は明治6年に内田九一が撮影したものです。国際日本文化研究センター所蔵の内田写真館のアルバムYA033に他の九一の写真といっしょに入っています。