[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE]. A group of 7 Japanese ambrotypes housed in kiri wood cases, including:
Sale 1069 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Aug 19, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE]. A group of 7 Japanese ambrotypes housed in kiri wood cases, including:
Approx. 4 3/4 x 6 in. portrait of a Japanese family including a woman showing off her hand painted kimono sleeve. (Spotting and scratching to plate, with image loss to upper right corner.) Housed loosely in a kiri wood case (one edge panel fully separated from case). -- 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. portrait of two women flanking a table surmounted by a bonsai tree. (Spotting throughout, some image deterioration to edges, with image loss to some corners.) Housed loosely in a kiri wood case with characters on the front cover and edge (mat portion quite loose, appears to be missing a few inner panels). -- Approx. 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. portrait of a young man wearing geta and sitting next to a bonsai tree. (Loss to corners, good image clarity.) Housed in a kiri wood case (appears to be in good shape, holds image securely and closes tightly). -- And 4 others. -- Together, 7 ambrotypes featuring Japanese subjects.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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