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Illustrations of Japanese Life
Step into turn-of-the-century Japan through a rich gallery of everyday life.
This illustrated volume presents a curated set of collotype photographs that capture ordinary scenes, people, and places with remarkable clarity and immediacy. From street scenes and transport to temples, dress, and social rituals, the images offer a vivid window into a Japan just before the modern era took hold.
Two concise pages frame the scope and a preface explains the care taken to keep photographs true to life, and the plates showcase a range of scenes that a reader can explore at their own pace. The result is a visual record that feels both documentary and artistic, inviting curiosity about daily life, work, and culture of the time.
A broad array of everyday scenes, people, and settings from late 19th-century Japan
Portraits and vignettes of traditional dress, crafts, and social custom
Candid street life, transport, temples, and performances depicted in original plates
Insights into the era’s visual culture through preserved photographic plates
Ideal for readers of visual history, cultural photography, and Japanese studies seeking a tangible sense of the period.
This illustrated volume presents a curated set of collotype photographs that capture ordinary scenes, people, and places with remarkable clarity and immediacy. From street scenes and transport to temples, dress, and social rituals, the images offer a vivid window into a Japan just before the modern era took hold.
Two concise pages frame the scope and a preface explains the care taken to keep photographs true to life, and the plates showcase a range of scenes that a reader can explore at their own pace. The result is a visual record that feels both documentary and artistic, inviting curiosity about daily life, work, and culture of the time.
A broad array of everyday scenes, people, and settings from late 19th-century Japan
Portraits and vignettes of traditional dress, crafts, and social custom
Candid street life, transport, temples, and performances depicted in original plates
Insights into the era’s visual culture through preserved photographic plates
Ideal for readers of visual history, cultural photography, and Japanese studies seeking a tangible sense of the period.
38 pages, Paperback
Published October 11, 2018
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