Beato, Felice, 1832-1909, photographer.

Lost Japan : Felice Beato and nineteenth-century Yokohoma photography / Rossella Menegazzo.

Milan : Electa, [2017]
©2017

157 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 33 cm

"An extraordinary collection of eighty pictures from the Alinari Archives located in Florence, Italy makes up a never-before-published sequence of images including portraits, landscapes, and rituals providing a rare entry into traditional 19th-century Japan. Felice Beato was one of the first Western photographers to enter Japan when the country first opened its borders (1853); he revealed to the Western world a country preserved in time and never seen before. In 1863 he moved to Yokohama and opened a photography school, the School of Yokohama. The photos of the book preserve the original photographic prints, manually colored black-and-white prints, that truly embody the spirit of that period. Images feature fascinating portraits of women in kimonos, geishas, samurai warriors, and interiors of Japanese homes and gardens as well as scenes of everyday life including tea ceremonies or the theater. Each photo is accompanied by text providing historical, anthropological, and artistic context."--Amazon.com.

9788891814968 (hardcover)
8891814962 (hardcover)

Beato, Felice, 1832-1909 Catalogs.
Beato, Felice.
Beato, Felice, 1832-1909
Beato, Felice 1832-1909
Archivi Alinari
Manners and customs
Travel
Fotografie
Japan Description and travel 19th century Pictorial works.
Japan Social life and customs 19th century Pictorial works.
Japon Descriptions et voyages 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Japon Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Japan
1863-1900

Catalogs.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Menegazzo, Rossella, editor.
Archivi Alinari, host institution.

Location: Library main 300724
Call No.: BIB 246943
Status: Available