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Photographs of 19th Century Japan

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444 points merothwell | 2 comments | 09 Apr 25 12:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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userbinator ◴[09 Apr 25 21:46 UTC] No.43638374[source]▶
In case anyone is wondering whether these are real colour photographs, the answer is no: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-colouring#Japanese_hand-c...
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1. boomboomsubban ◴[10 Apr 25 02:12 UTC] No.43639994[source]▶
I can't tell from that, was the photographer generally the painter? Or was the painter at least present when the photograph was taken?
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2. mitthrowaway2 ◴[10 Apr 25 03:48 UTC] No.43640442[source]▶
Based on the accurate coloration of the Yomei-mon gate at Nikko, the painter must have been familiar enough with the photo subjects.