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Empire of Color (4)
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 4: Why Japan became the empire of hand colored photography.
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Empire of Color (3)
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 3: How colorists worked.
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Empire of Color (2)
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 2: Color as a competitive tool.
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Empire of Color (1)
How 19th century Japanese artists mastered the art of hand colored photography. PART 1: How photography reached Japan.
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Smoking the Kiseru
Japanese potter and former Living National Treasure Sakaida Kakiemon XIV on smoking the kiseru.
Studio 1880s
The Way of the Kiseru
A Japanese farmer holds a kiseru (煙管). The tiny pipe offered only two to three puffs, yet it reigned for over three centuries. It was embraced by all classes of Japanese society, even crossing gender boundaries.