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Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Shōken, Empress, consort of Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1850-1914 Search this
Extent:
616 Items (approximate count)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Mammoth plates
Photographs
Photograph albums
Stereographs
Cartes-de-visite
Photographic prints
Place:
Japan
Japan -- 1890-1900
Kyoto (Japan)
Tokyo (Japan)
Yokohama-shi (Japan)
Date:
1860 - ca. 1900
Scope and Contents:
Assembled by collectors Dr. Henry D. Rosin and Nancy Rosin to document nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century photography of Japan. Includes albumen prints, portions handcolored, some signed and numbered in the negative. Taken by photographers Felice Beato (b. ca. 1825), Baron Raimon von Stillfried (1938-1911), Kusakabe Kimbei (active 1880s), Ueno Hikoma (1838-1904), Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) and unknown photographers to depict architecture, landscapes, formal studio portraits, and daily activities.
Arrangement:
Organized chronologically by the creators.
Biographical / Historical:
Henry and Nancy Rosin were collectors of Japanese photography of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (photographic print : on mount 21.3 x 26.8 cm, hand coloring, image19.9 x 25.6 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Hakone-machi (Japan)
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
A Shinto Torii stands in the foreground, flanked by leafy trees and two stone lanterns. Two kago carries stand near the Torii, with other miscellaneous figures in the immediate left foreground. A lake and mountain are visible in the background. Likely Tamamura Studio.
Hakone is a resort town located west of Tokyo, with views of Mt. Fuji.
玉村
Local Numbers:
R005 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 005
General:
Title taken from print.
The photographer's original identification number, 626, and original title, Hakone, are printed in the bottom right corner.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
View of Sanmon at Kyoto's Chionin Temple, home to the Jodo sect of Buddhism. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Lyman purchased this print while traveling in Kyoto in 1879.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
View of graves at Kurodani, Kyoto. Man with bucket and flowers stands in center foreground, while a woman makes her way across the bridge in the lower background. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Lyman purchased the print while traveling in Kyoto in 1879.
京都 くろ谷 金戒光明寺
Local Numbers:
R086 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 086
General:
Title and date based on inscription on the back.
According to Henry Rosin, this print is stamped NAGA.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 22.7 x 28.8 cm, image 21.1 x 27.2 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Date:
circa 1877
Scope and Contents:
View of beached narrow boat at Chugushi on Lake Chuzenji at Nikko, facing toward Mt. Nantai. A lone man sits in small rowboat near left foreground. Originally part of the Benjamin Lyman Smith album.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
A Westerner, along with another man, sit at the top of stone steps in front of Taiyu-in at Rinnoji. According to previous description, the seated Westerner is Benjamin Smith Lyman.
日光 輪王寺 大猷院
Biographical / Historical:
Benjamin Smith Lyman was one of a number of Western experts, brought to Japan by the Meiji government, who worked and also taught the Japanese western science and technology. He was the first Western geologist in Japan. He photographed extensively and collected commercial photographs in the 1870s.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
View of Shiunzanchohoji, informally called the Rokkakudō. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Lyman purchased the print while traveling in Kyoto in 1879.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 22.5 x 28.9 cm, image 21.3 x 27 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Kyoto (Japan)
Date:
ca. 1877
Scope and Contents:
Statue of Buddha with trees in background in outdoor setting at Konkaikomyoji. Title and date are based on inscription on the back. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Lyman acquired this print while traveling in Kyoto in 1879.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
