View of graves at Kurodani, Kyoto. Man with bucket and flowers stands in center foreground, while a woman makes her way across the bridge in the lower background. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Lyman purchased the print while traveling in Kyoto in 1879.
京都 くろ谷 金戒光明寺
Local Numbers:
R086 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 086
General:
Title and date based on inscription on the back.
According to Henry Rosin, this print is stamped NAGA.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 24 x 29 cm, image 21 x 26.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Date:
ca. 1871
Scope and Contents:
View of wood bridge leading to the Imperial Palace. Several rickshaws lay idle along the center foreground. Tokiwabridge was dismantled in 1873 and repalced with a stone bridge which is
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (photographic print : on mount 25.6 x 20.3 cm, hand coloring, image 24.1 x 18.9 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
1880s
ca. 1880 - 1889
Scope and Contents:
Two girls are carrying small babies on their backs in an outdoor setting.
Photographer unidentified.
Biographical / Historical:
In rural villages, young girls were frequently given the task of baby-sitting their younger siblings, or their neighbor's children, while the mother was busy working in the fields or around the house.
Local Numbers:
R007 (Rosin Number)
FSA A1999.35 007
General:
Title taken from print.
The photographer's original identification number, 102, and original title, Carrying Children, are printed in the bottom left corner.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 28.8 x 22 cm, image 27 x 20.6 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia -- Japan
Date:
[ca. 1870s]
Scope and Contents:
Full body portrait of seated woman dressed in elaborate attire. The painted eyebrows high on her forehead suggest the style of makeup popular during the Heian period (794-1192) amongst nobility.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 23.3 x 29 cm, image 20.6 x 26.4 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Kyoto (Japan)
Date:
ca. 1870s
Scope and Contents:
View of Kyoto from beside the Hondō of Kiyomizudera. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album. Acquired by Lyman in 1879 while traveling in Kyoto.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
