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23 “postcard photos” of Japan from the late 1800s

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Postcards and commemorative photos at modern souvenir shops in Japan usually feature full-color high-res images of Tokyo Tower or Mount Fuji framed by cherry blossoms. At around 50 yen (US$0.50) a piece, they’re an inexpensive way to show off your recent trip or give someone a gift. Flashback nearly 150 years and those same souvenir photos start to look a little different. Let’s take a look at 23 hand-colored albumen silver prints of Meiji Era Japan that were sold abroad and to foreigners visiting Japan.

Italian photographer, Adolfo Farsari, arrived in Japan in 1873, five years after the start of the rapid social and economic change of the Meiji Era. He made his living composing and taking photos to be sold abroad in British and American territories and to foreigners visiting Japan. Because of his niche clientele, Farsari mainly focused on photographing iconic scenes of Japan and the “manners and customs” of its inhabitants. The photos were hand-colored and widely distributed, giving many people outside of Japan their first glimpse of the island nation. Let’s take a closer look at Adolfo Farsari’s work!

Umbrella maker

Houseboat

A festival procession

In front of a folding screen

Geishas

Two women riding in a palanquin

Rickshaw

Cooking scene

Beautiful garden

Mount Fuji  seen from Tago inlet

Groom wearing a hakama and bride wearing a white kimono

Woman smoking tobacco

Bonsai

Kinkakuji

Harbor view

Woman lying down

Officer’s daughter

Three daughters

Basket maker

Two women sleeping side-by-side

Kyoto City

A dry riverbed

Souvenir photos sure have changed over the years!

Source: LabaQ

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