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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1999.35
- Creators:
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Rosin, Henry D., Dr.Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825Rosin, NancyStillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911Underwood & Underwood
- Dates:
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1860 - ca. 1900
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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616 Itemsapproximate count
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Assembled by collectors Dr. Henry D. Rosin and Nancy Rosin to document nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century photography of Japan. Includes albumen prints, portions handcolored, some signed and numbered in the negative. Taken by photographers Felice Beato (b. ca. 1825), Baron Raimon von Stillfried (1938-1911), Kusakabe Kimbei (active 1880s), Ueno Hikoma (1838-1904), Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) and unknown photographers to depict architecture, landscapes, formal studio portraits, and daily activities.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Organized chronologically by the creators.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Henry and Nancy Rosin were collectors of Japanese photography of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Citation
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Purchase and partial donation.
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A1999.35
Keywords
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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