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In-Focus Portfolio 2006 ►
Three vintage
portfolios by Tamamura Kozaburo |
Tamamura Kozaburo (1856-1923?) began in the photography business with a
shop in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1874. In 1883 he moved to Yokohama and opened a studio where he prospered. He specialized
in souvenir photo albums of Japan which were exported. He also conducted portrait photography in his studio. He
is regarded as one of the originators of "Yokohama Shashin" (tourist photographs). It appears the zenith
of his production was in the 1890s. He produced albumen photographs as well as collotypes. These were often hand
colored. Kozaburo Tamamura export albums often sometimes came with "grass type covers" as well as in
lacquer over wood covers. It is said that in the 1890s Tamamura employed over 100 colorists to fill a special order
for hand colored photographs (sometimes stated to be as many as 180,000 photos). By George C. Baxley
This In-Focus Portfolio highlights three partial collections of Tamamura's photography from the Taisho Period
(1912 - 1926) entitled by the artist as: "The Ceremonies of a Japanese Marriage," "The Silk of
Japan" and "The Ceremonial Tea Observance in Japan." |
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Japanese Marriage #5
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Japanese Marriage #6
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Japanese Marriage #7
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VT-CJM-005>Lightbox
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VT-CJM-006>Lightbox
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VT-CJM-007>Lightbox
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Japanese Marriage #8
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Japanese Marriage #9
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Japanese Marriage #11
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VT-CJM-008>Lightbox
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VT-CJM-009>Lightbox
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VT-CJM-011>Lightbox
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Japanese Marriage #12
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Japanese Marriage #15
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Japanese Marriage #17
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VT-CJM-017>Lightbox
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Japanese Marriage #18
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Japanese Marriage #19
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Japanese Marriage #20
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VT-CJM-020>Lightbox
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The Silk of Japan #1
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The Silk of Japan #2
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The Silk of Japan #3
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VT-TSJ-002>Lightbox
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The Silk of Japan #4
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The Silk of Japan #5
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The Silk of Japan #6
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VT-TSJ-004>Lightbox
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VT-TSJ-005>Lightbox
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VT-TSJ-006>Lightbox
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The Silk of Japan #7
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The Silk of Japan #8
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The Silk of Japan #9
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VT-TSJ-007>Lightbox
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The Silk of Japan #10
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The Silk of Japan #11
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The Silk of Japan #12
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #1
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #2
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #3
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #4
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #6
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #7
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VT-CTO-006>Lightbox
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #8
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #9
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #10
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VT-CTO-009>Lightbox
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VT-CTO-010>Lightbox
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #11
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #12
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Ceremonial Tea Observance #13
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VT-CTO-011>Lightbox
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VT-CTO-012>Lightbox
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VT-CTO-013>Lightbox
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