Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Eight Early

A Collection of Eight Early 20th Century Japanese Documentary Photographs by The Philadelphia Museums - A collection of eight sepia-toned or monochromatic photographic prints, each attributed to ”THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUMS” and depicting scenes of traditional Japanese life. The images focus on agriculture and sericulture, with individual titles including ”FEEDING SILK WORMS,” ”GOING TO MARKET,” ”SEPARATING RICE FROM THE STRAW,” ”TRANSPLANTING RICE,” ”CUTTING RICE,” ”WEAVING,” and ”REELING SILK,” each explicitly labeled ”JAPAN.” These documentary images likely date from the late 19th or early 20th century. Each print is affixed to a rigid, dark grey cardboard mount. The reverse of several mounts contains detailed English descriptive texts, providing educational context for the processes shown.