Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part II June 30th 2021

www.adams.ie 81 Fine Asian Art | 29 th & 30 th June 2021 539 *AN IMPORTANT ALBUM ATTRIBUTED TO TAMAMURA KOZABURO 玉村康三郎 ( 1856- 1923?) Japan, 19th century An important album of 50 large Meiji period coloured photographs, with Shibayama lacquer plates and offered at auction together with its original fabric lined box. Some of them depict geishas from the world-renowned number 9 brothel of Yokohama also known as the nectar- ine brothel. Dimensions: - the box: 27 x 36 cm - each photograph: 21,4 x 27,8 cm Notes: 1. Tamamura Kōzaburō ( 玉村 康三郎) (1856- 1923?) was a Japanese photographer. In 1874 he opened a photographic studio in Asakusa, To- kyo and subsequently moved to Yokohama in 1883, opening his most successful studio. He was an originator of the Yokohama shashin photo- graphic scene. His studio was still operating in 1909. 2. For a related album of photographs housed in a public museum, see inventory number AP15885 of the French National Museum of Asian Art Guimet, Paris. € 3,000 - 5,000