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Photography In Japan
The history of photography in Japan begins in the 19th century and has continued to be a prominent art form into the present era. 19th-century Importation of photography In 1848 (Edo era), a camera for daguerréotype was imported by a Dutch ship to Japan (Nagasaki, 長崎). It is said that this was the first camera in Japan. During the Edo era, import and export had been prohibited (''sakoku'', 鎖国) by the Edo Government (''Edobakufu'', 江戸幕府), except that only Dutch ships were permitted to export and import various goods at Nagasaki Port. Hence, the first camera was introduced at Nagasaki. This camera was imported by Ueno Toshinojō (1790–1851, 上野俊之丞) and in 1849 passed to Shimazu Nariakira (1809–1858, 島津斉彬), who later would become a feudal lord (''daimyō,'' 大名) of the Satsuma Domain (薩摩藩, now ''Kagoshima-ken''). In Satsuma Domain, detailed study with respect to photography had been done, but it took almost ten years from the acq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiro Ichiki, Portrait Of Nariakira Shimazu, 1857
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Kusakabe Kimbei
Kusakabe Kimbei (日下部 金兵衛; 1841–1934) was a Japanese photographer. He usually went by his given name, Kimbei, because his clientele, mostly non- Japanese-speaking foreign residents and visitors, found it easier to pronounce than his family name. Career Kusakabe Kimbei worked with Felice Beato and Baron Raimund von Stillfried as a photographic colourist and assistant. In 1881, Kimbei opened his own workshop in Yokohama, in the Benten-dōri quarter. From 1889, the studio operated in the Honmachi quarter. By 1893, his was one of the leading Japanese studios supplying art to Western customers. Many of the photographs in the studio's catalogue featured depictions of Japanese women, which were popular with tourists of the time. Kimbei preferred to portray female subjects in a traditional bijinga style, and hired geisha to pose for the photographs. Many of his albums are mounted in accordion fashion. Around 1885, Kimbei acquired the negatives of Felice Beato and of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosō Fukuhara
was a Japanese photographer noted for a strikingly modern approach to pictorialism. He was born in Ginza on 16 January 1892, as , son of , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseidō) and . His three eldest brothersBy conventional count, his ''two'' eldest brothers: One died so young that he was not counted when Shinzō was given a name indicating that he was the third. died young, but another older brother, Shinzō, would also win great fame as a photographer and the last, Nobuyoshi (信義, b.1897) would win some fame too, under the name . Fukuhara studied French at Keio University , abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ... (Tokyo) from 1911 to 1917. His photographic activities were amateur but rigorous; his photographs employed bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinzō Fukuhara
was a Japanese photographer. He was born in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara, the head of Apothecary Shiseidō (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseidō) and Toku Fukuhara (). The third brother predeceased his birth, so he was named and treated as the third son. His two other elder brothers also died young, but the next brother, Rosō, would also win fame as a photographer; and, to a lesser degree, his youngest brother Nobuyoshi (信義, b.1897) would too, under the name Tōru Namiki (). Fukuhara first used a camera in 1896, if not earlier. He went to Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ... to study pharmacology in 1908, and after his graduation traveled around England, Germany and Italy before se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuzō Nojima
was a Japanese photographer. He is particularly well known for his unidealized nudes of "ordinary" Japanese women executed in both pictorialist and modernist styles. Early life Nojima began studying at Keio University in 1906, and began taking photographs two years later. Photographic career From 1915 to 1920 he ran a gallery, the Misaka Photo Shop, where he had his first solo exhibition in 1920. Around that same time he opened the Kabutoya Gado gallery, which was connected to the shirakaba-ha literary movement. Nojima later operated several other studios, such as the Nonomiya Photography Studio, and Nojima Tei, which was a salon based in his house. He became a member of the Japan Photographic Society in 1928. In 1984 Nojima was posthumously inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, honors those who have made great contributions to the field of photography. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitarō Masuko
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References Japanese photographers 1882 births 1968 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naniwa Photography Club
The Naniwa Photography Club (浪華写真倶楽部) is an avant-garde amateur photography club that was established with the support of the Kuwata Photographic Materials company in 1904 in Osaka. It is the oldest amateur photography club in Japan. Key members were Kuwata Shozaburo, Ishii Yoshinosuke, Kometani Koro, Fukumori Hayuko, Yasui Nakaji, Yoho Tsuda, Hirai Terushichi, Kobayashi Meison, and Umesaka Ori. After establishment, the club began to exhibit their ''Nami-ten'' exhibition. This photography exhibition has been held almost every year since the club was established with several exceptions of the years during World War II. The clubs second exhibition was held in 1908 and kicked off major organized activities by the club. The central photographers in this exhibition were Kometani Koro, Yokoyama Kinkei and Kajiwara Keibun. These photographers used pigment printing process in their gum-bichromate prints. During the Taisho Era, the group's works were centered around Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashima Seibei
was a Japanese photographer. In 2019, Fujifilm , trading as , or simply Fuji, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the areas of photography, optics, Office supplies, office and Biomedical engine ... Square in Tokyo sponsored a Photo History Museum Exhibition on his work and legacy, entitled,The Story of Seibei Kajima, the 'Millionaire Photographer' in the Meiji Period" This exhibit presented Kajima as a trailblazer in Japanese portrait and landscape photography, who developed new techniques. For example, by devising large-format cameras to take oversized photographs, by experimenting with X-rays, and by employing the magnesium flash to take photographs at night. Gallery Ponta kajima seibei.jpg, Ponta Kajima Seibei Potalmiyajimainlandsea.jpg, Potalmiyaji mainland sea 柏原からの富士.jpg 箱根湖からの富士山.jpg 馬と富士.jpg, References Japanese photo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamei Koreaki
was a Japanese photographer. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakuma Hanzō
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References Japanese photographers 1844 births 1897 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Takebayashi
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp .... Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. References Japanese photographers 1842 births 1908 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamoto Kenzō
was a Japanese photographer. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. Early life Tamoto was born in Kumano, in the Mie Prefecture of Honshu. When he was twenty-three, he moved to Nagasaki to study western culture. In 1859, he relocated to Hakodate, where he lost a foot due to frostbite. Photographic career The surgeon who amputated Tamoto’s foot had an interest in photography, specifically ambrotypes, and Tamoto became his apprentice. It was not until 1866 that he began formally working as a photographer. In 1867, he photographed the construction of the last castle to be built in Japan, Fukuyama Castle. Tamoto took photographs of military leaders Enomoto Takeaki and Hijikata Toshizō during the Battle of Hakodate The was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
