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.