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Inside ‘Lost Japan’
A woman kneels while she spins silk in household clothing. It is one of the most photographed subjects in 19th-century albums as part of daily customs.
Adolfo Farsari
A young geisha plays a traditional instrument.
Kusakabe Kimbei
Boating on the Sumida river was one of the typical pastimes as seen in many scrolls, woodblock prints, and photographs beginning in the Edo period.
Yokoyama Matsusaburo
A photo shows two men tattooed with classic horimono.
Yokohama School
A photo shows two women sewing in a traditional setting. Traditional furnishing elements such as portable brazier chest with the kettle and painted scroll are displayed around them.
Kusakabe Kimbei
Two young Buddhist monks hold the rosary in their hands.
Felice Beato
A women is applying white makeup to her face leaving one shoulder uncovered, a sensual image that attracted a lot of travelers in Japan at the end of the 19th century.
Felice Beato
This image, inspired by color woodblock ukiyoe prints, shows a classic view of the ferry on the River Sumida.
Kusakabe Kimbei
One of the traditional trades recorded by 19th-century photography is the craft of making long pipes called "kiseru," which were very fashionable in the Edo period.
Kusakabe Kimbei
Ueno park, pictured above, has been one of the preferred destinations in Tokyo for its lake, shrines, museums and its cherry blossom in Spring.
Yokohama School
The tree-lined boulevard of Mukojima park shows the cherry trees in full bloom.
Yokohama School
A photo shows Kyoto's famous Kiyomizudera, known as the "Pure Water Temple."