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Kanazawa Connected by Photography and Painting
Last Updated November 6, 2020
Kanazawa of Edo - Scenic Ukiyo-e -
In Kanazawa in Edo, many ukiyo-e paintings related to Kanazawa's Hakkei were drawn.
Uchibusu Kanazawa Hakkei of the Eight Views of Japan (Gountei Sadahidega Kanazawa Bunko, Kanagawa Prefecture)
Kanazawa at the end of the Tokugawa period - Photographs taken by news photographer F. Beard
F. Beard, an Italian-born British man, has a photo studio in Yokohama, photographed portraits, and photographed all over Japan. "F. Beard Bakumatsu Japan Photo Book" describes how Kanazawa was a favorite not only of Beard but also of many people.
Eight Views of Kanazawa (collected by Yokohama Archives of History)
Kanazawa ferry (collected by Yokohama Archives of History)
Kanazawa of Meiji - Colored Photographs -
Colored photos are photos taken from landscapes of various parts of Japan and colored, and were preferred by foreigners who visited Japan.
The peak period was the 20s of the Meiji era, and many of the colored photographs photographed Kanazawa and its surroundings.
Yokohama Archives of History Collection
The coast of Tomioka (collected by Yokohama Archives of History)
Modern Kanazawa
The scenery of Kanazawa taken by many photography enthusiasts will be passed on to the future without fading.
Hakkeijima (photographed by Junichi Kataoka)
Yushobashi (photographed by Junichi Kataoka)
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Kanazawa Ward General Affairs Department Regional Promotion Division
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Telephone: 045-788-7804
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