Photographs of 19th Century Japan

a year ago

Cosmographia is a newsletter exploring the world and our place in it.
The author, inspired by a conversation, explores 19th-century hand-colored photographs of Japan from the Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection.
Photographs date between 1860-1900, capturing Japan just before the Meiji Restoration.
The images evoke reflections on the transient nature of life and the unrecognizable changes in Japan since then.
The collection includes works by notable photographers like Felice Beato and Baron Raimon von Stillfried, among others.

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