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Hand Tinted Meiji Era Albumen Photo Book, Japan
Estimate:
$600 - $1,000
Starting bid:
$300
Sold
$325
Live Auction
Autumn 2021 Fine Art & Estate Auction
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Description
Description: Item/Description: Grouping of hand tinted albumen photographs depicting 19th Century scenes and portraits from Japan. Total of 65 plates. (missing are page #8 and #31). Pages are pencil numbered in upper in upper right corner. Some corners torn off. Some photos have numbers and locations printed, others have the location or description hand written on opposite corresponding pages.

Material: Photographs.

Book Dimensions: Length: 18"; Width: 13 1/2"; Height: 1". First photo: 10" x 8".

Condition: Wear, age. Some pages are torn (mainly near the end of the folio)

Age: Meiji Era, Late 19th Century.

Provenance: Private Estate.

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Buyers premium: 18%