oldtimejapan
Old Time Japan
美しい自然、豊かな文化、幸せな人々の国 Vintage Old Japan Photography,Art,Ukiyo-e,Shin-hanga,etc.
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Fishing Village, Arai, Enshu, by Kawase Hasui, 1931
Other Hasui's printings
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Ohara Koson
Magpie with Pink and White Magnolia Blossoms
Shôwa period, circa 1931
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Collecting Seashells 1910s by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />A rather whimsical, studio portrait of two Geisha.
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Katherine Stinson in Tokyo,Japan - Her Asian tour in 1916
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Maiko Girl 1930s by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />I love the colours in this vintage postcard, although you can never be quite sure that the colours are accurate at this time as slightly different versions of the same card will often appear.
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Maiko 1910 by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />I am not quite sure what her hand gesture means, whether it is a greeting or has some other significance.
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Geisha in Semi-Profile 1900 by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Her obi is a little bit messy, but her hair is immaculate.
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Maiko Fukuyo 1913 by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Maiko (Apprentice Geisha) Fukuyo, she appears in the same outfit in the 1913 & 1914 "Miyako Odori" programme. In the top right-hand corner of this postcard is written in faint blue ink "This is a beautiful Maiko".
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Geisha 1910 by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />A pretty Geisha in a thoughtful pose.
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A Maiko Girl welcomes Miss Katherine Stinson to Japan, December 1916 by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />In 1916 Miss Katherine Stinson, the American Aviatrix, was the first woman to fly in Japan. She attracted crowds of up to 25,000 people to watch her exhibition of stunt flying, which included sky writing at night with fireworks and the “loop the loop” manoeuvre.
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Carte de Visite 1870s by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Three Geisha in a teahouse, the Geisha on the left is filling her pipe from a tobacco pouch.
This carte de visite is marked “Stillfried & Andersen, Yokohama”, which dates it to between 1875 and 1884, although Stillfried had left the partnership by 1878. It has a very painterly composition, so it is no surprise to find that Stillfried was a painter amongst his many and varied careers.
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Okazaki no Neko by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Detail from two panels of a triptych by Utagawa Kunisada III, showing a scene from the Kabuki play “Okazaki no Neko” (The Cat of Okazaki), which recounts the legend of a roadside house haunted by a giant cat monster that appears in the guise of an old woman. This print has been water damaged.
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Bijin with her hair down 1940s by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />She looks so sad.
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Tayuu Yagumo of Shimabara 1920s by Blue Ruin 1
<br /><i>Via Flickr:</i> <br />Tayuu Yagumo (or Yakumo) of Shimabara. A hand-coloured postcard from the late 1910s or early 1920s.
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Burden Bearer by Wolfgang Wiggers
Handtinted japanese photograph. Unidentified photographer, 1920s.
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