These fascinating portraits, via
jcclinefelter, offer a rare and intimate glimpse into the faces of Japan during the early 1900s. Captured at a time of rapid social and cultural change, the photographs show men, women, and children from different walks of life: from traditional samurai-era attire to modern Western-influenced clothing.
With their careful compositions and quiet dignity, these images preserve the appearance, fashion, and expressions of ordinary and extraordinary Japanese people over a century ago, providing a valuable visual record of a pivotal era in the country’s history.
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| A group of Japanese performers, circa 1900 |
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| Family portrait by Fuziwara Studio, Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, circa 1900 |
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| Group portrait by K. Miyasaki Studio in the city of Akita, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait by J. Akino Studio, Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of a Japanese couple by Esaki Studio, Asakusa, Tokyo, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of a Japanese woman, Riyo Maruki Studio, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of a young girl by Kono Tahei's Studio, Osaka, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of a young woman at "Genrok-kan" Studio, Kyoto, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of four university students in Nagano at Yomeido, the studio of Oishi Yoshigi, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of two brothers at Kajima Seibei's Genrokukan Studio, Kyoto, 1900 |
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| Portrait of two children at Fukuda Sukemasa Studio in Asakusa Park, Tokyo, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of two children, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait of two young women by K. Tokuda Studio, Shizuoka, circa 1900 |
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| School portrait by S. Hasegawa Studio, Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, 1900 |
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| Student portrait by K. Shibata Studio, Wakayama, circa 1900 |
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| Portrait by Nonogaki Studio, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, 1903 |
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| Two brothers, Isotani Kumaji's Senba Photo Studio, Osaka, circa 1904 |
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| Two crew members from the Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship "Mikasa" at the Asakura Photo Studio in Niigata, 1904 |
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| Group portrait of Japanese children, 1905 |
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| Portrait of a Young Boy (his name is Niku Shuhei) by Y. Tanimoto Studio, Osaka, January 7, 1907 |
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| A Japanese rural couple, circa 1910 |
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| Drinking party By Horiuchi Tosei, Aomori Prefecture, circa 1910 |
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| Family portrait by Hasegawa Kazumasa Studio, Yokote, Akita Prefecture, circa 1910 |
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| Family portrait by K. Bito Studio in the Kanda district of Tokyo, circa 1910 |
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| Family portrait by Maruki Riyo Studio, Tokyo, circa 1910 |
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| Group portrait by K. Abe Studio, Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, circa 1910 |
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| Group portrait by Maruki Riyo Studio, Tokyo, circa 1910 |
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| Portrait of a young woman, circa 1910 |
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| Portrait of an Imperial Japanese Naval Warrant Officer and his children, 1910 |
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| Portrait of two young women, J. Arimoto Studio, Miyoshi, Okayama Prefecture, circa 1910 |
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