Photography in Japan 1853-1912 is a fascinating visual record of Japanese culture during its metamorphosis from a feudal society to a modern, industrial nation

- Unique glimpse into a pivotal moment in Japanese cultural history and the history of photography - Unique selection of 19th-century photographs of Japan, many

"This book reproduces over 140 images taken between 1853 and 1905 by the most important local and foreign photographers then working in Japan. Almost one-fourth

Despite the censorship of dissident material during the decade between the Manchurian Incident of 1931 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, a number of

This fascinating Japanese photography book features over 140 images taken between 1853 and 1905 by the most important local and foreign photographers then worki