Vintage hand-colored albumen print (circa 1880)
 Lotus flowers in Tokyo's Ueno Park
 One of the most important flowers in Japanese culture, it is a symbol of purity and renewal in the Buddhist religion.
 Ueno Park is one of Japan's five oldest public parks. It owes its fame to the Ueno Zoo, the numerous museums it houses, and its spectacular cherry blossoms in spring. Having opened to the public in 1873, the park's official name is Ueno Onshi-koen, meaning "Ueno Park, Imperial Gift."
 Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) was a colorist and assistant to Felice Beato and Baron Raimond Von Stillfried before opening his own studio in Yokohama in 1881.
 Around 1885, he bought back the negatives of Beato and Stillfried. Kimbei immortalized numerous portraits of Japanese people at the end of the 19th century. The prints, which he hand-colored, were then sold to tourists visiting the country.