Kusakabe Kimbei Farsari et divers Yokohama School - "Shinbashi Tokyo"

A stunning view of the Shinbashi district in Tokyo. This vintage albumin print is colour-tinted with watercolour highlights by Kusakabe Kimbei, and the Yokohama School. It comes with a free unlaminated print on cardboard, from a trading warehouse. The image is very well preserved, with excellent colour, tone and contrast. It is also in very good condition concerning the albumen glaze. This image features subtitling/identification by banner (in negative). The picture will be shipped in a cardboard box with a neutral pH bag, ideal for preservation/collection under good conditions. This auction is offered without reserve, in the same way as the other lots in a very good sale, without PR, not to be missed by lovers of old Japanese images. CA 1880/90. Kusakabe Kimbei marks the golden age of Japanese photographic productions for tourists, at a time when the fever for "Japanism" in all areas (art, furniture, etc.) had taken hold in the Western world at the beginning of the Meiji period (1868) -1912)). He opened a studio in Yokohama after being introduced to the art of watercolour photography on albumen paper by the pioneers Felice Beato and Baron Raymond Von Stillfried. Kimbei was the most iconic and productive of the photographers in this studio, which employed up to several dozen artists, but others such as Farsari, Hikoma, Kazumasa,... also collaborated on his fame, each in their chosen field (Flowers/portraits, Views/landscapes)... Dispatch of lots with UPS Express, only one fee charged for multiple purchases, take advantage of this to group your purchases. Reception within 1 or 2 days from shipment (when destination allows).