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THBAlbum of Hand-Colored Photographs of Japan, Ca 1891
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveJun 9, 2017 - Jun 10, 2017
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- Lot Description
Album with cover featuring painted and enamel and bone-inlaid Japanese scene, 10.75 x 14 in., containing 50 hand-colored 8 x 10 in. photographs of Japan, mounted recto/verso, most titled in the negative. Photographs include scenes in Yokohama, Tokyo, Miyanoshita, Yumoto, Nikko, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe, and Nagasaki, as well as an outstanding series of studio shots of posed scenes such as Japanese women taking tea, doing their hair, playing New Year's games, weaving, and more. A fine group shot of samurai warriors is also included. With manuscript presentation note mounted on inside front cover from Joseph Chambers, in which he states that the album was bought at Miyanoshita, "a delightful Mountain resort" in Japan on October 18, 1891.
Light, even toning to photographs. Hand-coloring remains vibrant. First and last page of album show a bit heavier toning, especially on mount. Some damage to decorative covers, with corner loss on front and back covers. Back cover, top left corner with heavier loss. Back cover with damage / areas of loss.Condition
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