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Vintage hand-colored albumen print (circa 1880)
Lantern Sanctuary, Nara
Kasuga-taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nara. Established in 768 and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the patron shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, while the exterior is distinguished by its numerous stone lanterns leading to the monument.
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.
KUSAKABE KIMBEI (1841-1934) Lantern Shrine, Nara c. 1880
Vintage hand-colored albumen print (circa 1880)
Vintage hand-colored albumen print (circa 1880)
Lantern Sanctuary, Nara
Kasuga-taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nara. Established in 768 and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the patron shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, while the exterior is distinguished by its numerous stone lanterns leading to the monument.
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.