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Empire of Color (3)

How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 3: How colorists worked.

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Smoking the Kiseru

Japanese potter and former Living National Treasure Sakaida Kakiemon XIV on smoking the kiseru.

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Studio, 1880s
The Way of the Kiseru

1890s
Selling Insect Musicians

1930s
Off to War

1910s
Headman, Hunter, Fox

1930s
How Radio Gymnastics Conquered Japan

Tokyo 1925
The Birth of Radio

Kobe 1871
Motomachi 3-Chōme

Yokohama 1860s
The Fruits of Fire

1890s
The Secret Powers of the Japanese Doll

1900s
How do you Wash a Kimono?

Kobe 1870s
View on Kobe from Mt. Takatori

Yokohama 1920s
Grandeur at the Grand

1880s
Japanese Firefighting

Tokyo 1930
Secrets of Green Tea

1920s
Saving Battleship Mikasa

Tokyo 1870s
Windmill at Ueno-Hirokoji

1890s
The Fine Art of the Japanese Bow

1890s
Japanese Women Cooking

Osaka 1910s
Prefectural Office

1890s
Women Having Tea

Tokyo 1930s
Imperial Hotel

1890s
Broom Vendor