Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan

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At A Glance

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  • Creator

    Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
  • Dates

    1860 - ca. 1900
  • Physical Description

    616 Items (approximate count)
  • Collection ID

    FSA.A1999.35
  • EDAN ID

    ead_collection:sova-fsa-a1999-35
  • Scope and Contents

    Assembled by collectors Dr. Henry D. Rosin and Nancy Rosin to document nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century photography of Japan. Includes albumen prints, portions handcolored, some signed and numbered in the negative. Taken by photographers Felice Beato (b. ca. 1825), Baron Raimon von Stillfried (1938-1911), Kusakabe Kimbei (active 1880s), Ueno Hikoma (1838-1904), Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929) and unknown photographers to depict architecture, landscapes, formal studio portraits, and daily activities.
  • Biographical / Historical

    Henry and Nancy Rosin were collectors of Japanese photography of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • Local Numbers

    FSA A1999.35
  • Collector

    Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
    Rosin, Nancy
  • Creator

    Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
    Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904
    Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
    Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911
    Underwood & Underwood
  • Names

    Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912
    Shōken, Empress, consort of Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1850-1914
  • Place

    Japan
    Japan -- 1890-1900
    Kyoto (Japan)
    Tokyo (Japan)
    Yokohama-shi (Japan)
  • Topic

    Photography of women
    Streets -- Japan
    Temples -- Japan
    Samurai
    Sumo wrestlers
    Religion
    Japanese tea ceremony
  • Provenance

    Purchase and partial donation frpm Henry and Nancy Rosin. 1999, 2000, and 2001.
  • Culture

    Ainu
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  • Archival Repository

    Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
  • Type

    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Mammoth plates
    Photographs
    Photograph albums
    Stereographs
    Cartes-de-visite
    Photographic prints
  • Citation

    Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Arrangement

    Organized chronologically by the creators.
  • Genre/Form

    Mammoth plates
    Photographs -- 1850-1900
    Photograph albums
    Stereographs -- 1860-1900
    Cartes-de-visite
    Photographic prints
  • Restrictions

    Collection is open for research.

Repository Contact

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
AVRreference@si.edu