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Unknown Artist — Yashamon Gate, Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan

Unknown Artist

Yashamon Gate, Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan

1870

Combining albumen printing with delicate hand-coloring, this architectural study reflects Western fascination with Japanese culture during the Meiji period's opening to foreign visitors.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative, hand colored

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