1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 26.5 x 21.2 cm, hand coloring, image 25.2 x 19.9 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Portraits
Place:
Asia
Fuji, Mount (Japan)
Japan -- Description and Travel
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of young man in traveling clothes with staff and wide-brimmed hat. Note the painted Mt. Fuji background. Indoor studio setting.
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.
Local Numbers:
R222 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 222
General:
Title taken from print.
Photographer's title and number printed in lower right corner.
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.
1 Item (photographic print : on mount 28.2 x 22.5 cm, albumen with hand coloring, image 20.7 x 26.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Date:
[1880 - 1890]
Scope and Contents:
Three men wearing full feudal armor are posed in an indoor studio setting. While all three sport katana (Japanese long sword) of various lengths, the man on the left holds a bow and arrows while the man on the right grips a naginata (pole with blade on the tip).
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.
Local Numbers:
R025 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 025
General:
Title taken from print.
Penciled writing in on bottom of mount.
The photographer's original identification number, 109, and original title, Samurais In Armour, are printed in the bottom right corner.
This print also published under title, Three Samurais, with date circa 1880. March, Philipp, ed. and Claudia Delank (2002). The Adventure of Japanese Photography 1860 - 1890. Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag.
This print also published under title, Samurai Group, with date 1890s. Worswick, Clark (1979). Japan: Photographs. New York: Penwick Publishing.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 26.6 x 35 cm, hand coloring, image 19.9 x 26.1 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Portraits
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Eight young women in kimono play various musical instruments, including the shamisen, hand drums, flute, and drums.
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.
Local Numbers:
R220 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 220
General:
Title taken from print.
Photographer's title and number are printed in lower right corner.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 26.8 x 34.3 cm, hand coloring, image 19.9 x 26.2 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Nara (Japan)
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View across poind toward Daibutsuden, Todaiji,Nara.
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.
Local Numbers:
R274 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 274
General:
Title and number taken from print.
Title and number are printed in lower right corner of print.
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.
1 Item (photographic print : on mount 38 x 30.4 cm, hand coloring, image 26 x 20 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Actor dressed in the style of an ancient nobleman stands in an indoor studio setting. Decorated screen with cranes stands to the right.
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.
Local Numbers:
R047 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 047
General:
Title taken from print.
The photographer's original identification number, 128, and original title, Actor, are printed in the bottom right corner.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 21.4 x 27 cm, hand coloring, image 20.2 x 25.6 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of the 1001 Kannons at Sanjusangendo in Kyoto.
Built in 1164 AD, Sanjusangendo in Kyoto houses 1001 statues of Kannon Bosatsu. Sanjusangendo refers to thirty-three bays, for the number thirty-three is considered sacred in Buddhism. It is nearly a football field in length.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 22 x 27.4 cm, hand coloring, image 20.7 x 26 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of stone and wood Kintai-kyo Bridge over river in Iwakuni.
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.
Local Numbers:
R265 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 265
General:
Title and number taken from print.
Title and number printed in lower right corner of print.
Negative number is printed on bottom of print.
Kintai-kyo Bridge was built in 1673, and was completely destroyed by a flood in 1950. The bridge has since been rebuilt to its original splendor.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 21 x 26.2 cm, hand coloring, image 19.6 x 24.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Portraits
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Pickled vegetable vendor with two containers suspended on a pole upon his shoulders. Possible indoor studio setting.
Biographical / Historical:
Baron von Stillfried was an Austrian noble who arrived in Japan in 1868. In 1871, von Stillfried opened a photo studio in Yokohama under the name, Messrs. Stillfried & Co. In 1877, in partnership with Hermann Anderson, von Stillfried bought Felice Beato's studio and negatives, and continued to take photographs of Japanese people. He eventually left Japan for Hong Kong in 1881.
Local Numbers:
R403 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 403
General:
Title devised by Henry and Nancy Rosin.
Negative number is printed near lower right corner of print.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 30.4 x 37.8 cm, hand coloring, image 21 x 26.4 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Reclining young woman holding a pipe. Objects in the room include a screen, a chest of drawers, a small stove with pot, a small fan, and a miniature cabinet with handle. Indoor studio setting.
Photographer unidentified.
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.
Local Numbers:
R292 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 292
General:
Title taken from label affixed to bottom of mount.
Negative number is printed in lower right corner of print.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 20.5 x 25.7 cm, hand coloring, image 19.3 x 24.2 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[ca. 1885]
Scope and Contents:
Sumo wrestling arena with two competitors in the ring, surrounded by spectators. Outdoor setting.
Biographical / Historical:
Born in Italy in 1841, Farsari moved to Yokohama from the United States in 1877 as a tobacco merchant, but soon delved into the art of photography. In 1885, Farsari purchased the Japan Photographic Association studio and stock from Baron von Stillfried. While a fire destroyed the entire stock, it was quickly reproduced within a matter of months, and Farsari moved his studio to where the Yokohama Photographic Company was located. A. Farsari and Co. would eventually become one of Japan's largest photography studios, with over thirty-one Japanese artists. Farsari eventually returned to Italy in 1890.
Local Numbers:
R201 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 201
General:
Title taken from mount.
Photographer's original title and number are printed in lower left corner of print.
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.
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.
1 Item (photographic print : on mount 21 x 27.7 cm, hand coloring, image 20.3 x 26.4 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Portraits
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Two seated women dressed in kimonos play Japanese instruments. The woman on the right plucks the koto while the left strums the shamisen. A painted Japanese screen adorns the background.
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.
Local Numbers:
R214 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 214
General:
Title taken from print.
Photographer's original title and number are printed in lower right corner.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print, hand coloring, 20.2 x 26.2 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Portraits
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of three women in kimonos displaying their colorful obi (wide sash). Each woman has hair ornaments and carries a closed umbrella. Indoor studio setting.
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.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 20.7 x 27 cm, hand coloring, image 19.2 x 25.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of four workers in the process of steaming tea leaves. Outdoor setting.
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.
Local Numbers:
R210 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 210
General:
Title taken from print.
Photographer's original number and title are printed in lower right corner.
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.