Photography in Japan 1853-1912
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: November 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780804836333
Subjects: Photographic reportage; Photography; Collections Of Photographs; History - General History; Photo Techniques; Japan; Asia - Japan; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions; History
Description: Photography in Japan 1853-1912 is an authoritative and unique visual record of Japan's metamorphosis from a feudal society to a modern, industrial nation. The 350 old and rare images in this book, most of them published here for the first time, not only chronicle the introduction of photography in Japan, but also demonstrate how early photographic images are vital in helping to understand the dramatic changes that occurred in Japan during the mid-nineteenth century.