Kimbei Kusakabe - Planting Rice & Buck-Wheat Macaroni Eating - Deux tirages albuminés d'époque aquarellés - Japon
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Two albumen prints, hand-coloured, titled "Deux tirages albuminés d'époque aquarellés - Japon" by Kimbei Kusakabe from Japan, 22.3 × 28.2 cm, in good condition and unsigned.
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Kimbei Kusakabe, two period albumen prints enhanced with watercolors, circa 1880 :
141. Planting Rice
Ethnographic photograph illustrating Japanese peasants transplanting rice in a flooded paddy. The image faithfully conveys the rigor of agricultural work in a Japan still largely rural at the end of the 19th century. The precision of the framing and the subtle colorization make it a valuable testament to agricultural practices of the Meiji era.
154. Buck-Wheat Macaroni Eating
Scene of a meal among Japanese women, probably in a teahouse or a semi-private setting. They enjoy buckwheat noodles (soba), a traditional dish of Japanese cuisine, with elegance and in keeping with the decorum codes of the time. Harmonious composition and the hushed atmosphere typical of the Yokohama school.
Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) was a colorist and assistant of Felice Beato and Baron Raimond von Stillfried before opening his own workshop in Yokohama in 1881.
Around 1885, he bought back the negatives of Beato and Stillfried. Kimbei immortalized, at the end of the 19th century, numerous scenes of Japanese life. The prints, which he hand-colored, were then sold to Western travelers passing through Japan.
Condition: Prints mounted on cardboard, recto-verso. See photos for more details.
Number of pages: 2 pages
Careful shipping in a rigid and watertight carton.
Seller's Story
L'Art Délivré offers autograph letters, manuscripts, and carefully selected ancient books. Expertise, authenticity, and seriousness at the service of demanding collectors.
Translated by Google TranslateKimbei Kusakabe, two period albumen prints enhanced with watercolors, circa 1880 :
141. Planting Rice
Ethnographic photograph illustrating Japanese peasants transplanting rice in a flooded paddy. The image faithfully conveys the rigor of agricultural work in a Japan still largely rural at the end of the 19th century. The precision of the framing and the subtle colorization make it a valuable testament to agricultural practices of the Meiji era.
154. Buck-Wheat Macaroni Eating
Scene of a meal among Japanese women, probably in a teahouse or a semi-private setting. They enjoy buckwheat noodles (soba), a traditional dish of Japanese cuisine, with elegance and in keeping with the decorum codes of the time. Harmonious composition and the hushed atmosphere typical of the Yokohama school.
Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) was a colorist and assistant of Felice Beato and Baron Raimond von Stillfried before opening his own workshop in Yokohama in 1881.
Around 1885, he bought back the negatives of Beato and Stillfried. Kimbei immortalized, at the end of the 19th century, numerous scenes of Japanese life. The prints, which he hand-colored, were then sold to Western travelers passing through Japan.
Condition: Prints mounted on cardboard, recto-verso. See photos for more details.
Number of pages: 2 pages
Careful shipping in a rigid and watertight carton.
Seller's Story
L'Art Délivré offers autograph letters, manuscripts, and carefully selected ancient books. Expertise, authenticity, and seriousness at the service of demanding collectors.
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Kimbei Kusakabe - Planting Rice & Buck-Wheat Macaroni Eating
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Title of artwork
Deux tirages albuminés d'époque aquarellés - Japon
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Albumen paper process
Height
22.3 cm
Width
28.2 cm
Signature
Not signed
Genre
Fine art photography
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