Return to 19th-Century Japanese Photography   Kusakabe Kimbei - Yokohama, Japan Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 10052 Price: $475 Medium: Albumen print Mount: on original mount Image Date: 1880c Print Date: 1891c Dimensions: 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. (210 x 267 mm) Photo Country: Japan Photographer Country: Japan Description: Old number reversed out of negative. The two shop signs read: 'G Blass Pioneer Store' (which was based at 70 main Street) and 'Kilner & Handel'. The contemporary trade directories give the address as 72 Main Street. These two businesses only operated in such close proximity during the 1880-81 period. This enables us to date this photograph and confirm it as the earliest work of Kusakabe's studio, which opened in 1880. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania buyers must pay appropriate local sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.