Large format photo of Motokagocho Shopping Street in Nagasaki Scarce photo with photo studio visible
Nice photo showing Motokago-cho (also known as Motokago-machi) in Nagasaki. On the left is a sign for T. Shirayama who sold photographs and albums. Also a group of Westerners, including a lady, outside a curio shop and some other signs in Russian. On the right we can see signs for 'H. Imamura, Embroiderer' a barber named 'Araki', and 'Itoki' selling gold and silver. Hand-coloured albumen photo titled 'B 217 MOTOKAGOCHO, NAGASAKI' in negative.
Photographer unknown. c1890.
26.4 x 20.6cm.
Mounted on card. In very good condition with only minor age wear and minor creasing.
p32050564