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.
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 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.
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.
View of stone pagoda at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. 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. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
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 31.3 x 26.5 cm, hand coloring, image 25.7 x 20.5 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Tokyo (Japan)
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of bronze Buddha in outdoor setting. Shiba (Zojoji) Temple, Tokyo.
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.
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 21.9 x 27.1 cm, image 21.2 x 27.2 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Kyoto (Japan)
Date:
circa 1877
Scope and Contents:
View of cemetery at Konkaikomyoji, with stone steps leading to pagoda in background. 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. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 26.5 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.
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.
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 22.8 x 29 cm, hand coloring, image 21.4 x 27.4 cm)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Nikko (Japan)
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of the Sorinto Pillar at Rinnoji Temple in Nikko. Three men stand in the foreground.
Sorinto was built in 1643 by the high priest Tenkai Sojo during the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa shoguns. Sorinto was meant to keep the evil spirits away, and to ensure peace within the nation.
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:
R226 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 226
General:
Title taken from print.
Photographer's original number and title are printed lower left 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.
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.
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.
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 21.8 x 27.4 cm, hand coloring, image 20.5 x 26 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Japan -- Nagasaki
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
View of Ebisu Temple and Nagasaki harbor.
Biographical / Historical:
Ueno Hikoma was one of Meiji Japan's prominent Japanese photographers. Learning the art of photography from the Dutch physician, Julius L.C. Pompe van Meerdervoort, and the French photographer, P. Rossier, he opened his first studio in Nagasaki. His list of photographs include the famous portrait of Sakamoto Ryoma.
Local Numbers:
R264 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 264
General:
Title taken from label affixed to bottom center of mount.
Small pencil writing on lower right bottom of mount.
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.
