{"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","url":"https:\/\/syrovatskaya.com\/products\/buddhist-priests-hand-colored-albumen-print","provider":"Syrovatskaya Books \u0026 Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}