FELICE BEATO, F.W. SUTTON and others

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FELICE BEATO, F.W. SUTTON and others

Japanese portrait studies, 1860s-1880s

Album containing ninety-seven hand-tinted cartes-de-visite, two with Photographed by F.W. Sutton C.E.R. and the majority titled on printed paper labels on verso, modern printed paper numbers on pages and title label on front blank, brown morocco, gilt clasp (part lacking), g.e., oblong 8vo.

来源

This album was passed down to the present owner from her godmother whose maternal grandfather had served in Japan in the 1860s or 70s.

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拍品专文

This album contains two portraits of 'Stots-Bashi', the last Shogun known as Keiki by F.W. Sutton, one in full court costume and one in 'usual' costume. Other portraits included are the Prince of Satsuma with Admiral King and the Prince's retainer, a Japanese priest and his attendant, Mendicant men, a 'Cooley' in full dress, a Japanese lancer, Japanese hairdressers, 'Daimio' and his family, a group portrait titled 'My artists', Japanese high officers, a portrait of a wrestler titled 'Wrestler with apron - prize awarded by Prince of Satsuma', a water carrier, a Japanese officer in a straw raincoat, Japanese guardhouse men, 'Japanese in fire dress', Japanese fencing girl, 'Executioner of Kanagawa', 'Japanese Widow of the upper class in mourning (shaven head) and her son', 'Japanese Prince and his staff' and several costume studies.

An engraving after the photograph of the Shogun in full court costume appears in william elliot Griffis' The Mikado's Empire, vol. 1, p. 314 (illus.)

A list of titles is available on request.