19th Century CDV Of Caucasian Child With Japanese Woman By Italian/american Photographer Farsari

1800s CDV photograph by Adolfo Farsari of Yokohama Japan of a Japanese woman with a Caucasian young girl. No indication of whom it might be. Notations on the negative number on the reverse.

Reference: 206-793-DP-5
Estimate: $45-$65
Size: 6.375 by 4.25 inches.

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Adolfo Farsari (11 February 1841 – 7 February 1898) was an Italian photographer based in Yokohama, Japan. His studio, the last notable foreign-owned studio in Japan, was one of the country's largest and most prolific commercial photographic firms. Largely due to Farsari's exacting technical standards and his entrepreneurial abilities, it had a significant influence on the development of photography in Japan.

Following a brief military career, including service in the American Civil War, he became a successful entrepreneur and commercial photographer. His photographic work was highly regarded, particularly his hand-coloured portraits and landscapes, which he sold mostly to foreign residents and visitors to the country.

Farsari's images were widely distributed, presented or mentioned in books and periodicals, and sometimes recreated by artists in other media; they shaped foreign perceptions of the people and places of Japan, and to some degree affected how the Japanese saw themselves and their country.

Notes: Good condition with strong graphics and gold trimming remaining. See photos

$45 - $65

6.25" x 0.01" x 4.25"

Fine Art, Photography

20%

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