Some 90 old photographs of Japan by celebrated photographers like Felice Beato, Adolpho Farsari, Hikoma Ueno, Kimbei Kusakabe, Kihei Tamamura and Kazumasa Ogawa. A true treasure.
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License all the photos on this site at our boutique photo agency for vintage photographs, illustrations and maps of Japan between the 1860s and 1930s (Meiji, Taisho, early Showa)
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# 70206-0047 1920s Woman Writing Letter Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70206-0049 1920s Woman with Hand to Chin Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70216-0036 1910s Woman with Photo Album Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70216-0040 1910s Woman with Folding Fan Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70221-0011 1910s Woman Combing Hair Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70531-0018 1920s Woman with Parasol Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 71129-0004 1910s Woman with Rose Taisho Women Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 71203-0014 Osaka 1920s Tobita Red Light District Taisho Prostitution City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70126-0010 Kyoto 1926 Kamo River Taisho City Views Buildings Unknown Postcard Tahaka&Co |
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# 70111-0007 Tokyo 1920s Tokyo Station Taisho Railways Buildings Unknown Postcard Taisho Hato |
@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。