Collector:

Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this

Rosin, Nancy  Search this

Names:

Buddha  Search this

Collection Collector:

Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this

Rosin, Nancy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920  Search this

Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904  Search this

Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825  Search this

Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911  Search this

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 34.3 x 26.7 cm, image 26.3 x 20.7 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Photographic prints

Place:

Asia

Japan

Kamakura-shi (Japan)

Date:

[1860 - ca. 1900]

Scope and Contents:

View of the Daibutsu in Kamakura. Five individuals stand on the Diabutsu's palms.

The great Kamakura Daibutsu stands 37 feet tall and was built in 1252. Kamakura, established by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192, was the location of Japan's first military government, and is a short distance from Tokyo.

Photographer unidentified.

Local Numbers:

R196 (Rosin Number) FSA A1999.35 196

General:

Title taken from writing on top of mount.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Topic:

Photography -- Japan  Search this

Photography -- 19th century  Search this

Religion  Search this

statues -- Religious -- Buddhism  Search this

Architecture, sculptures  Search this

Architecture -- Japan  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Photographic prints

Collection Citation:

Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.

Identifier:

FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 196

See more items in:

Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc30a34830c-904a-4542-8f06-f9c7e50300d8

EDAN-URL:

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