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Old Japan’s latest Catalogue #34 now available.
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The new catalogue of 90 pages including many full-colour photographs is Old Japan’s biggest and most important catalogue to date. Commemorating 150 years of Japanese photography, it suitably includes many unique and/or highly important and historic photographs. For example, there are Bakumatsu stereoviews by Pierre Rossier, John Wilson and Shimooka Renjo as well as important albums by Uchida Kuichi and Felix Beato. There are also opportunities to acquire works by photographers such as Ueno Hikoma, Tomishige Rihei, Matsuzaki Shinji, Charles Weed, Wilhelm Burger, Tamoto Kenzo and many others. This is the first time that the works of so many key photographers of Japan have been available in one catalogue... click here
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New Japan Photo Books Prompt International Award
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The Photographic Society of Japan has given its 2007 International Award to Terry Bennett for the two recent publications 'Photography In Japan 1853-1912' and 'Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors' Data Guide.' The PSJ considered both works to be major contributions to the study of the history of photography in Japan.
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New Photographs Added!
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We have just finished adding to the site a number of interesting photographs. Included are photographs by Felix Beato (including a number of panoramas), Pierre Rossier, Thomas Child, Yamamoto Sanshichiro, Uchida Kuichi, Raimund von Stillfried, Kusakabe Kimbei, Milton Miller and Esaki Reiji. Also included are photographs of China, Korea and Siam [Thailand].
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Japanese Photo Books - now released!
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Two major new books on Japanese photography by Terry Bennett have now been released. 'Photography In Japan 1853-1912', Singapore: Tuttle Publishing, 2006 is the most comprehensive book yet published on the history of early Japanese photography in English. It also contains the results of recent painstaking research which throws much new light on the early photographers - Western and Japanese. 'Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors' Data Guide', London: Quaritch, 2006 is a compendium of old and new articles, number lists, facts and data and much else to make it an indispensable guide for any collector. Details of both and ordering details can be found on the 'books for sale' section of this website.
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Pierre Rossier - Update
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A few minor changes have been made to the historical article on Rossier in order to take account of the latest findings. For example, it now looks very much as though Rossier returned to Switzerland in 1862.
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New Books Out Shortly
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We will shortly be posting details of three new books by Terry Bennett to be published this year. Briefly, the titles and publication dates are:
1. Japan and The Illustrated London News Complete Record of Reported Events 1853-1899 (published October 2006).
2. Photography in Japan 1853-1912 (published November 2006).
3. Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors' Data Guide (published December 2006).
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CATALOGUE #33 NOW PUBLISHED
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Items included this time: De Luxe Japanese photo albums, 1850s daguerreotype, stereoviews, portraits of Emperor Meiji, Empress Meiji, the Shogun, photographs by Shimooka Renjo, Ueno Hikoma, Suzuki Shinichi, Hermann Andersen, Felix Beato, Korea 1871, William Willmann, Sudzuki Toocoku, Usui Shusaburo, Stillfried, Uchida Kuichi, Milton M. Miller, Esaki Reiji, 19th-Century Okinawa, 1923 Earthquake, 1860 US Embassy etc. more
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Orrin Freeman & the Gordes Brothers - NEW RESEARCH
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In the 'articles & research' section to this website, we have posted the results of new research on the important early American photographer, Orrin Freeman - see 'AMERICAN AMBROTYPIST'. In addition, we have updated the information on the French studio, Gordes Brothers - see 'FRANCE AND JAPAN'.
Whilst these postings are only brief summaries, full details will be given in Terry Bennett's new forthcoming book: 'Photography In Japan 1853-1912.'
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Pierre Rossier – early photographer of China and Japan identified after many years!
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The identity of the ghost-like, nineteenth-century photographer, P. Rossier, has until now eluded photo-historians. In particular, this has been frustrating for those who are interested in the early photography of China and Japan. But after extensive research, we can now exclusively reveal his identity! See the articles & research page for the full story! more
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Old Japan Catalogue # 32 of Original Photographs for sale
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40 pages in colour, 297x207mm; cost: $30 to include worldwide airmail postage; includes: incredible large-format photos from the Nadar studio in Paris of the 1862 & 64 Embassies to Europe, all 13 are illustrated and were mounted on original studio card with Nadar's studio stamp embossed, two with Nadar's signature; a collection of 8 quality photos by Felix Beato from the 1860s; an interesting collection of 36 photos of Geisha circa 1890s from various studios; an incredible collection of over 1,000 stereos of Japan from late-Meiji era from various publishers and including 8 complete sets together with quality 1860s wooden graphoscope for viewing; a collection of 145 glass lantern slides of Japan (1860s-1900s)from various publishers; separate photo collections of Nagasaki(20), Tokyo(59), Kobe(77), Yokohama(87), Japanese Brothels & Courtesans(14), Kyoto(60); rare early views of Doshisha University(9) by Kyoto photographer,Hori Masumi II; 1891 Gifu earthquake, a collection of items; collection of photos of various Japanese occupations(36); 16 exceptionally rare mammoth-plate prints by Stillfried; photo collection of Japanese entertainers abroad(10); collection of photos of international exhibitions of Japanese art(28); collection of Japanese royalty photos(11); 2 rare albums of 1894/5 Sino-Japanese War(180+)and others.… more
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