A Century of Japanese Photography
Author: Nihon Shashinka Kyōkai
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Nihon Shashinka Kyōkai
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 406
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Japan Photographers Association
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Terry Bennett
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2012-07-03
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1462907083
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Photography in Japan 1853-1912 is a fascinating visual record of Japanese culture during its metamorphosis from a feudal society to a modern, industrial nation at a time when the art of photography was still in its infancy. The 350 rare and antique photos in this book, most of them published here for the first time, chronicle the introduction of photography in Japan and early Japanese photography. The images are more than just a history of photography in Japan; they are vital in helping to understand the dramatic changes that occurred in Japan during the mid-nineteenth century. These rare Japanese photographs--whether sensational or everyday, intimate or panoramic--document a nation about to abandon its traditional ways and enter the modern era. Taken between 1853 and 1912 by the most important Japanese and foreign photographers working in Japan, this is the first book to document the history of early photography in Japan a comprehensive and systematic way.
Author: Eleanor M. Hight
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781409404989
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Expanding the canon of photographic history, Capturing Japan in Nineteenth Century New England Photography Collections focuses on six New Englanders, whose travel and photograph collecting influenced the flowering of Japonism in late nineteenth-century Boston. The book also explores the history of Japanese photography and its main themes. The first history of its kind, this study illuminates the ways photographs, seeming conveyors of fact, imprint mental images and suppositions on their viewers"--
Author: Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere
Publisher: Hotei Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication shows how scholarly investigation of Japanese photography in recent years has entered an important transitional stage -- moving beyond its focus on new discoveries and descriptions of collections, to a more sophisticated investigation of photography in its historical and cultural contexts. At one time marginalized as either a practical technique or amateur art form, Japanese photography has now earned full recognition as a legitimate subject of scholarly inquiry. It is now being examined in terms of its aesthetics, technological development, and its role in the development of a national identity in Japanese art during the country's transition to modernity as well as in contemporary society.Contributors include:Himeno Junichi (on the early development of photography in Japan),Sebastian Dobson (focussing on the colourful figure of Felice Beato),Luke Gartlan (on Baron Raimond von Stillfried-Ratenicz),Allen Hockley (on photographic albums produced by commercial studios in the 1880s and 1890s),Kinoshita Naoyuki (exploring the tradition of war portraiture in Japan)Mikiko Hirayama (describing the transition from the pioneering stages of photography in Japan to the modern era).
Author: Stanley B. Burns
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Japanese Geisha and courtesans intrigue and fascinate Westerners. During the mid-19th century, Japan opened its doors to the world and became an essential destination for travellers. Geisha: A Photographic History 1872-1912 documents the intimate life and culture of this 19th century icon. It portrays the artists of these images in a cultural reality created by staged studio photography, private scenes and rare outdoor images. Essential viewing.