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Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese postcards

November 21, 2014 by Yein Jee

Photos of Japan in late 19th century, produced by Italian photographer Adolfo Farsari [wiki], who arrived in Japan in 1873 and built a successful commercial photography business. Hat tip to LabaQ [Jp] and Rocketnews [En].

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese umbrella maker

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese houseboat

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese festival procession

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese photography

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese geisha

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese palanquin women

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese rickshaw

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese cooking

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese garden

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese Mt Fuji

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese wedding

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese woman smoking

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese bonsai

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese Kinkakuji

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese harbor view

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese women photo

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese daugthers

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese basket maker

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese family

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese Kyoto

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese warriors

Adolfo Farsari vintage Japanese scenery

If you like these you may want to check out another old Japan photoset in the same era, taken by Japanese photographer T.Enami.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian Traditions, Japan blog, Japanese Traditions, Vintage pictures

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