Raimund von Stillfried-Rathenitz (1839-1911) - Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) and others Japan, c. 1880. Geishas. Musicians. Yokohama. Tattooed. Kyoto. Umbrella makers. Rice preparation. Paper boy. Sedan chair. Oblong, leporello-bound, in-4 album of 24 albumen prints, mounted on cardboard (detached) and enhanced with watercolor. Numerous captions printed on the mounts. Medium format: 21x26 cm Raimund von Stillfried-Rathenitz (1839-1911) - Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) and others Japan, c. 1880. Geishas. Album in-8, composed of 12 albumen prints, mounted on cardboard and enhanced with watercolors. Medium format: 13.5x8.5 cm Including eight (8) albumen prints from Japan, some mounted on cardboard and enhanced with watercolors.

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