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Your support makes all the difference. Read more Courtesans, geisha, samurai warriors, women playing instruments and traditional games are among the subjects portrayed in the most unique photography series of Edo-era Japan displayed at the London Photograph Fair.
The images, dated back to 1865, were taken by Felice Beato and are hand-tinted albumen prints (black and white photos hand painted to appear 'colour').
Beato, who was living in Yokohama at the time, documented Japanese everyday life over the years. He is often considered as one of the world's first photojournalists, who gained his fame as a war photographer.
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A woman washing herself by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
An elegant geisha in a garden by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A young woman in a garden by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Family in traditional interior by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
House of the courtesans by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Musician group by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Portrait of a woman with a fan by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Women playing traditional game by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A vendor selling baskets by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Portrait of two women with fans by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A woman and her child by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A group portrait by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Portrait on the river boat by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Samurai warriors by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Samurai warriors by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Sumo wrestlers by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Two women playing instruments by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A woman with flowers by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
A woman with tea by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair) open image in gallery
Young women walking with umbrella by Felice Beato, 1865 © : Galerie Verdeau, Paris/The London Photograph Fair (Galerie Verdeau, Paris / The London Photograph Fair)
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