Exhibition/event has ended.
Japan at the End of Edo and Meiji Periods in Stereo Photography Part 2 - G.A.B. & Matsuzaburo Yokoyama & Others
JCII Photo Salon
Finished
SHARE
Artists
Renjo Shimooka, Matsuzaburo Yokoyama et al.
This is the second exhibition of old stereo photographs held in February this year. This time, the exhibition will focus on stereographs marked "Photo G.A.B." taken by Renjo Shimooka in the late Edo period and early Meiji period, as well as works by Matsuzaburo Yokoyama. The exhibition will also feature five "Others” by unknown photographers.
Many of the stereographs labeled "G.A.B." in this exhibition are titled "Shimonoseki" or "Kanagawa" as the place where they were taken, but upon further research, we found that these were scenes from Renjo's birthplace, Izu Shimoda. Shimoda was the place where the port was opened for five years from 1854, before Yokohama. Although there are still some unknowns in the G.A.B., such as why the Shimoda landscape is titled "Shimonoseki" or "Kanagawa," it gives us a very rare view of Shimoda at the end of the Edo period.
The museum also has in its collection six glass stereo photographs taken by Shozaburo Yokoyama, who was Renjo's first disciple. Among them are two of the first photographs of Nikko Toshogu Shrine taken in Japan between 1869 and the following year (1869-1870), which are said to have been taken out of Renjo's concern that the shrine might be damaged or burned due to the Boshin War and the movement to abolish Buddhism. In addition, there are also some early Meiji-era views of Tokyo, including Ueno, Mukojima, and Kameido Tenjin.
In addition, there are five "Others" by unknown photographers, showing Nagasaki, Yokohama, and Osaka landscapes from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period, as well as images of sumo wrestlers. A simple viewer will be available at the reception desk at the exhibition venue, allowing visitors to enjoy three-dimensional images of Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period.
Many of the stereographs labeled "G.A.B." in this exhibition are titled "Shimonoseki" or "Kanagawa" as the place where they were taken, but upon further research, we found that these were scenes from Renjo's birthplace, Izu Shimoda. Shimoda was the place where the port was opened for five years from 1854, before Yokohama. Although there are still some unknowns in the G.A.B., such as why the Shimoda landscape is titled "Shimonoseki" or "Kanagawa," it gives us a very rare view of Shimoda at the end of the Edo period.
The museum also has in its collection six glass stereo photographs taken by Shozaburo Yokoyama, who was Renjo's first disciple. Among them are two of the first photographs of Nikko Toshogu Shrine taken in Japan between 1869 and the following year (1869-1870), which are said to have been taken out of Renjo's concern that the shrine might be damaged or burned due to the Boshin War and the movement to abolish Buddhism. In addition, there are also some early Meiji-era views of Tokyo, including Ueno, Mukojima, and Kameido Tenjin.
In addition, there are five "Others" by unknown photographers, showing Nagasaki, Yokohama, and Osaka landscapes from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period, as well as images of sumo wrestlers. A simple viewer will be available at the reception desk at the exhibition venue, allowing visitors to enjoy three-dimensional images of Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period.
Schedule | Aug 1 (Tue) 2023-Sep 3 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/photosalon/2023/06/13/33487/ | ||||
| Venue | JCII Photo Salon https://www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/photosalon/ | ||||
| Location | JCII Bldg., 25 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0082 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 4 at Hanzomon Station on the Hanzomon line, 11 minute walk from exit 3 at Kojimachi Station on the Yurakucho line, 17 minute walk from the Kojimachi exit of Yotsuya Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu lines. | ||||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
Back to Articles
SHARE
No comments yet