A Career of Japan: Baron Raimund Von Stillfried and Early

A Career of Japan: Baron Raimund Von Stillfried and Early Yokohama Photography (Photography in Asia)

"A Career of Japan" is the first study of one of the major photographers and personalities of nineteenth-century Japan. Baron Raimund von Stillfried was the most important foreign-born photographer of the Meiji era and one of the first globally active photographers of his generation. He played a key role in the international image of Japan and the adoption of photography within Japanese society itself. Yet, the lack of a thorough study of his activities, travels, and work has been a fundamental gap in both Japanese- and Western-language scholarship. Based on extensive new primary sources and unpublished documents from archives around the world, this book examines von Stillfried s significance as a cultural mediator between Japan and Central Europe. It highlights the tensions and fierce competition that underpinned the globalising photographic industry at a site of cultural contact and exchange treaty-port Yokohama. In the process, it raises key questions for Japanese visual culture, Habsburg studies, and cross-cultural histories of photography and globalisation. Luke Gartlan s book is a compelling and enjoyable read, and contributes major new perspectives to the growing field of Meiji photography. It will certainly be the authoritative work on Raimund von Stillfried, but it is also impressive for its contributions to other important areas of Meiji cultural studies, including representations of the emperor, photography of Hokkaido, and world s fairs. Bert Winther-Tamaki (University of California, Irvine)"
Country USA
Brand Brill
Manufacturer Brill
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789004289321
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brill
Manufacturer	Brill
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789004289321
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Career of Japan: Baron Raimund Von Stillfried and Early Yokohama Photography (Photography in Asia)

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