{"title":"Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal photographs and photo albums, from the nineteenth century to the present day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kusakabe-kimbei-pounding-rice-albumen-print","title":"Pounding Rice. Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eYokohama, middle Meiji period (c. 1883–1897). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e20x25.3 cm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAttributed to Kusakabe Kimbei (1841–1934). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOther prints from the same negative, captioned \"43. Pounding Rice\", are in the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Syracuse University Art Museum, the Náprstek Museum, Prague (Josef Kořenský collection), and the Nagasaki University Library (no. 3022, photographer unidentified). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe image depicts four workers in a rice-cleaning shop (tsukigome-ya, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e搗米屋\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e). Three operate treadle pestles (karausu, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e唐臼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e), stepping on the levers to raise the weighted pestles, which drop into mortars sunk in the floor and strip the bran from the grain, while the fourth sweeps the rice back into the mortar with a straw broom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnlike many genre scenes of the period, which were staged in the studio with hired models and props, this photograph was evidently taken on location in a working shop: the mortars are sunk into the floor, which is strewn with rice, and the men wear work coats bearing the shop's name on the collars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003eThe poses, however, are still arranged for the camera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnmounted. Good: light rubbing, small tear to the lower edge, ownership mark in pencil to the verso. Trimmed, without the negative caption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eReproduced\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e: Japan 1900: A Portrait in Colour (Cologne: Taschen, 2024), p. 80, as by Kusakabe Kimbei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59303648821596,"sku":"SYR-018","price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00463.jpg?v=1791303548"},{"product_id":"manufacturing-silk-hand-colored-albumen-print","title":"Manufacturing Silk. Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapan, c. 1890s (before 1896).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage 19.8x25.7 cm.; mount 20.8x26.5 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnidentified studio. Captioned \"K 19. Manufacturing Silk\" in the negative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe image depicts the re-reeling of raw silk (agekaeshi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e揚げ返し\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e): silk wound on small reels (kowaku, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e小枠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e), ranged along the floor, is transferred onto a large multi-reel frame turned by a crank, to be made into hanks (kase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e綛\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e) for export. A young woman at right turns the frame, while two others, seated at left, tend the small reels. The scene was staged in the studio, against a painted backdrop of Mount Fuji, as part of the series of Japanese trades and industries produced for Western visitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMounted on card (probably a split album leaf). Good: minor rubbing, verso rough from splitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTakashima Suteta, \u003ci\u003eIllustrations of Japanese Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Tokyo, K. Ogawa, 1896), reproduced in collotype with the caption \"Reeling threads\" [Nichibun Early Photographs, GL001036]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59304077623644,"sku":"SYR-019","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00465.jpg?v=1791303647"},{"product_id":"buddhist-priests-hand-colored-albumen-print","title":"Buddhist Priests. Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapan, c. 1890s (before 1896).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage 25.1x19.7 cm.; mount 26.5x21 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnidentified studio. Without caption or number in the negative, as in all other recorded examples.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTwo Buddhist priests in full ceremonial dress, posed in the studio. The elder, at left, wears a brocade \u003cem\u003ekesa\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e袈裟\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e) over his robes and holds a \u003cem\u003ehossu\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e払子\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e), a ceremonial fly whisk of white hair, together with a rosary (\u003cem\u003ejuzu\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e数珠\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e); the younger, in a gold brocade \u003cem\u003ekesa\u003c\/em\u003e, holds a rosary and a folding fan. Between them stands a small stand draped in cloth, with a copy of the Lotus Sutra (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e妙法蓮華経\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e) and a hand censer (\u003cem\u003eegōro\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e柄香炉\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFinely hand-colored, with the brocade patterns of the kesa picked out in detail. The coloring differs from that of other recorded examples. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOther prints from the same negative are held at Cornell University and the Syracuse University Art Museum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMounted on card (probably a split album leaf). Good: minor rubbing, verso rough from splitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTakashima Suteta, \u003ci\u003eIllustrations of Japanese Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Tokyo, K. Ogawa, 1896), in collotype, with the caption \"Buddhist priests conspicuous\" [Nichibun Early Photographs, GL001006]; F. Brinkley (ed.), \u003ci\u003eJapan: Described and Illustrated by the Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 1 (c. 1897) [Nichibun Early Photographs, GJ009020].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59304743567708,"sku":"SYR-020","price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00461.jpg?v=1791303740"},{"product_id":"iseyama-noge-hill-yokohama-torii-cherry-blossoms-albumen-print","title":"[Iseyama] Noce [sic, i.e. Noge] Hill at Yokohama (Spring). Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYokohama, Meiji period (after 1870).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19.9 × 26.3 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProbably Kanamaru Matashiro studio. Captioned \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003eА\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 91. Noce Hill at Yokohama (Spring)\" in the negative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe photograph depicts the great torii of Iseyama Kōtai Jingū (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e伊勢山皇大神宮\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e) on Noge Hill, Yokohama, in cherry-blossom season. The shrine was established on the hill in 1870 by the Kanagawa prefectural authorities, as a spiritual focus for a port city exposed to Christianity and foreign influence; at its formal dedication in 1871 the hill was renamed Iseyama. Its grounds and approaches were planted with cherry trees, making it one of Yokohama's foremost places for blossom viewing. According to the city's official history, the blossoms and the great torii rising above them could be seen from ships entering the harbour, and the spot was famous even among foreigners — which explains its popularity with the Yokohama photographic studios.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eOnly the posed women in kimono and the blossoms are colored, while the onlookers gathered on the steps behind them are left in monochrome, emphasising the staged character of the scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe attribution rests on the lettered numbering: a closely related view, \"A 88 None [sic] Hill at Yokohama (Spring)\", is recorded by Terry Bennett as by the Kanamaru studio (Old Asia Photography, Japanese Numbers List). Another print from the same negative, with the same caption, is in the Nagasaki University Library (no. 2769, photographer unidentified).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eUnmounted, held with archival photo corners in a modern card window mount (not attached). Good: small light crease to the upper part of the image, not breaking the surface; light rubbing; verso clean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59309970358620,"sku":"SYR-021","price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00471.jpg?v=1791303851"},{"product_id":"yokohama-custom-house-t-enami-albumen-print","title":"Custom House, Yokohama. Hand-colored albumen print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYokohama, c. 1890s (after 1892).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage 19.9x25.8 cm.; mount 24.9x31 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAttributed to T. Enami (1859–1929) studio. Captioned \"89 Custom House, Yokohama\" in the negative. The caption, hand-lettered in reverse on the negative, shows the letter S reversed throughout, a characteristic slip of Japanese retouchers unfamiliar with the Latin alphabet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe photograph depicts the second Yokohama Custom House, seen at the end of Nihon Ōdōri, the broad avenue leading down to the harbour. Built in 1885, it was a two-storey brick building with classical details and a tall central tower, a conspicuous landmark of the port. It stood until 1 September 1923, when it collapsed in the Great Kantō earthquake. The present Custom House, also called as \"\u003cem\u003eQueen's Tower\u003c\/em\u003e\", replaced it in 1934. In the foreground, pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart pass between the gas lamps and telegraph poles, a glimpse of the modern, Westernised Yokohama. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe number and title match no. 89, \"Customs House Yokohama\", recorded under the Enami studio in Terry Bennett's Japanese Numbers List (Old Asia Photography). We have been unable to locate another example of this view, either in public collections or online.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"RU\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBinding \u0026amp; condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMounted on card (probably a split album leaf). Colors bright. Good: minor rubbing, verso rough from splitting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59311347892572,"sku":"SYR-022","price":140.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/0654\/7804\/files\/DSC00467.jpg?v=1791303914"}],"url":"https:\/\/syrovatskaya.com\/collections\/photographs.oembed","provider":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}