Lot 65
Fifty Tinted Photographs in a Lacquered Album, Meiji Period, circa 1870
Lot 65 Details
Fifty Tinted Photographs in a Lacquered Album, Meiji Period, circa 1870
Each photo depicting staged quotidian scenes of Japanese life. Includes images of farmers, the marketplace, temples, priests and labourers. Bounded between two inlayed and gilt painted lacquer boards. Photos possibly from the studio of S. Ogawa, Yokohama
each image approximately 10.6" x 8.3" — 27 x 21 cm.
Estimate $1,000-$1,500