Okinawa Soba (Rob)
TWO GEISHA -- Walking in the Park on a Rainy Day
By Herbert G. Ponting. 1905. Published 1906. The mount imprints and caption are all done in real gold. See the excellence of the processing and hand-coloring HERE (still looks great even after well over 100 years!) :
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2341538377/sizes/o/
Notice the Hairstyles. We are still seven years away from the Taisho era, yet these Geisha have already adapted the new style that was not prevalent in photographs until the Taisho era (after 1912). Viewed in 3-D the confusion of leaves and branches perfectly resolve into their own separate existence.
It is said that H. C. White brought some expert photo-colorists from Japan, having them live in Vermont near his stereoview factory in order that he could claim the finest hand-tinted views. Actually, this series of Japan views did have the finest tinting compared to that of Underwood, Universal, Griffith, Ingersoll, and Keystone.
However, the exceptional view from Keystone entitled LOOKING FOR SOMETHING (posted in this group) is still my favorite tinted view done in America. Although, perhaps I'm swayed by the content as well as the color. See: www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2341538889/
TWO GEISHA -- Walking in the Park on a Rainy Day
By Herbert G. Ponting. 1905. Published 1906. The mount imprints and caption are all done in real gold. See the excellence of the processing and hand-coloring HERE (still looks great even after well over 100 years!) :
www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2341538377/sizes/o/
Notice the Hairstyles. We are still seven years away from the Taisho era, yet these Geisha have already adapted the new style that was not prevalent in photographs until the Taisho era (after 1912). Viewed in 3-D the confusion of leaves and branches perfectly resolve into their own separate existence.
It is said that H. C. White brought some expert photo-colorists from Japan, having them live in Vermont near his stereoview factory in order that he could claim the finest hand-tinted views. Actually, this series of Japan views did have the finest tinting compared to that of Underwood, Universal, Griffith, Ingersoll, and Keystone.
However, the exceptional view from Keystone entitled LOOKING FOR SOMETHING (posted in this group) is still my favorite tinted view done in America. Although, perhaps I'm swayed by the content as well as the color. See: www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2341538889/