Felice Beato (1832–1909) lived and worked in Japan from 1863 through 1884, just as the country opened its doors to the world. He was extremely active in Japan, and portrayed the Japanese with dignity and as equals of Westerners. He was the first photographer in Japan to sell albums of his works. Most likely, it was Beato that introduced the later so diligently followed concept of “views” and “types” to photography of Japan.
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# 80626-0012 1880s Ainu Man Meiji Ainu People Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 80717-0015 1900s Ainu Family Meiji Ainu Children Unknown Glass Slide Unknown |
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# 70219-0021 1890s Doctor Taking Pulse Meiji At Work People Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 80110-0006 Osaka 1909 Great Kita Fire Meiji Disasters Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 80717-0016 Osaka 1900s Osaka Station Meiji Buildings Railways Unknown Glass Slide Unknown |
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# 80626-0003 Osaka 1870s The Octopus Pine Meiji City Views Bridges Unknown Albumen Print Unknown |
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# 70216-0058 Osaka 1920s Osaka City Hall Taisho Buildings City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 80201-0012 Osaka 1909 Shijimi River after the Fire Meiji City Views Disasters Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 71129-0023 Osaka 1909 Great Kita Fire Meiji Disasters City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70221-0018 1930s Pet Bird Shop Showa Customs Shops Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70518-0030 Tokyo, 1920s Dezome-shiki Taisho Customs New Year Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 70209-0003 Yokohama, 1900s Dezome-shiki Meiji Customs New Year Unknown Postcard Unknown |
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# 71009-0006 1900s Ainu Fishermen Meiji Ainu At Work Unknown Glass Slide H.C. White |
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# 70216-0013 Osaka 1920s Kitahama, Nakanoshima Taisho City Views Unknown Postcard Unknown |
@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。