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Rutland.
Tuttle.
1996.
Many striking colour, black and white, and sepia photographic plates, 168pp, notes, appendices, bibliography, pictorial endpapers, small quarto, excellent in protected dustjacket, signed by author on half-title page. This work tells the stories of the early Japanese and Western photographers of Japan, and reproduces over 140 of their amazing photographs taken between 1853 and 1905. "The work includes some of the most enduring images ever taken in Japan: the first photo of Emperor Meiji; Edo firemen in their distinctive livery; sensuous teahouse girls; idyllic views of Mount Fuji and Nagasaki Bay; rare shots of Ainu; Japanese junks and British warships; and numerous other photographs noteworthy for both historical and artistic reasons". (When referring to this item please quote stockid 64071)
ISBN: 9780804820295
Related Subject Areas:
Art
History
Japan
Japanese art
Photography
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Early Japanese Images.
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