Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing studio portrait of a Japanese woman, her face largely concealed by the scarf draped around it: 'The dz'kin or cloth worn by Japanese females round their heads in winter, has much the same effect in the streets as the yashmak of the Turkish women....
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of three seated women, one holding a samisen (a guitar-like instrument), the other two demonstrating the hand movements involved in the game.
Graves of the Heroes, Nagasaki. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the row of headstones, 'erected to the memory of some of the heroes of the civil war. Their remains were removed from the places of original interment to this cemetery, because the government deem it well to have their loyalty and braver...
The Far East. An illustrated fortnightly newspaper, volume 2, no. 18, 16 February 1872. Photographer(s): Unknown
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Imprint: Printed and published for the proprietor, by James R. Anglin at the 'Japan Gazette' printing office, No. 87, Main Street, Yokohama. Quarto, 278 x 215 mm, pp. 209-220 of vol. 2, with albumen prints pasted-in alongside text. The 24 issues of volume 2, 1 June 1871 to 16 May 1872, are bou...