Vintage albumen print with hand-coloring (circa 1880)
 The quality and preservation of the colours are exceptional.
 Traditional wedding
 The sake ceremony, or "san-san-kudo," is a traditional Japanese ritual rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions. A symbol of fidelity, harmony, and happiness, it represents union and mutual promise during weddings.
 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.