1 Item (Mammoth plate, hand coloring, 42.3 x 54 cm.)
Container:
Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Mammoth plates
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Tokyo (Japan)
Date:
[ca. 1870s]
Scope and Contents:
Blooming iris field. Tents with benches stand in the background, possibly a place for light refreshments.
Biographical / Historical:
Born to a family of textile merchants in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Kusakabe Kimbei moved to Yokohama in 1859. Although unclear, Kusakabe apprenticed under either Felice Beato and/or Raimond von Stillfried (Bennet, T. (1996) Early Japanese Images. Charles E. Tuttle Company: Rutland Vermont and Tokyo, Japan.) Kusakabe managed a studio in Yokohama, first at Bentendori until 1881, then later at Honcho. His photo studio was well received by many, including foreigners.
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.
