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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# 70302-0002 Okayama 1935 Playing Toryanse Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0003 Okayama 1935 Practicing Table Tennis Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0005 Okayama 1935 Practicing Kyudo Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0006 Okayama 1935 Practicing Naginata Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0007 Okayama 1935 Practicing Naginata Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0008 Okayama 1935 School Girls Reading Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0011 Okayama 1935 Girls in a Classroom Showa Customs Women Yusa Studio Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
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# 70302-0010 Okayama 1935 School Girls Eating Bento Showa Customs Women Unknown Silver Gelatin Print Yusa Studio |
@Kim The white building is the Ishihara Tokeiten (石原時計店). This was a well-known retailer of watches …
What is the tall building?
@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。