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Lot 656: BUILDING CONTRACTOR.

Est: €150 EUR - €200 EURSold:
Arenberg AuctionsBrussels, BelgiumMarch 26, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Original photograph, hand-coloured albumen print, 26,5 x 21,8 cm, mounted on cardboard, not signed, printed legend pasted on verso. - Portrait of a Japanese building contractor in traditional costume standing in front of a bamboo wall. Photograph ascribed to Beato (1832-1909), an Italian-British photographer and one of the first to take photographs in East Asia. - Joined: Three photographs. Japan, ca. 2nd half 19th c. Original photographs, albumen prints, +/- 20 x 26 cm, mounted on cardboards, one not signed, another with photographer's stamp on the mount and a ms. piece of paper pasted on verso, third one signed. 1. School picture of young boys and men in various traditional costumes, most of them wearing a kepi. - 2. [H/K(?)]itamura, M. - Traditional family portrait. Pictures of deceased family members in oval shape pasted on top of the image. Note in Japanese pasted on verso. - 3. Temple of Zōjō-ji, a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo which is located in the Shiba (?) neighbourhood of Minato. (4 pcs)

Artist or Maker

Date

Ca. 1866

Payment & Shipping

Accepted forms of payment: Wire Transfer

Shipping

Extra costs for packaging, payment, insurance and/or mailing are at the buyer's expense. Packing and handling is at the entire risk of the buyer. The auctioneer is not responsible for any accidents or faults or omissions by the postal or carrier services.

Auction Details

D2 - Books and Prints

by
Arenberg Auctions
March 26, 2021, 01:00 PM CET

Wolstraat 19/2, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, 1000, BE

Terms

Buyer's Premium

25.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
€0€49€5
€50€199€10
€200€399€20
€400€999€50
€1,000€1,999€100
€2,000€3,999€200
€4,000€9,999€500
€10,000€19,999€1,000
€20,000€69,999€2,000
€70,000+€5,000

Auction - Terms of sale

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Shipping Terms

Extra costs for packaging, payment, insurance and/or mailing are at the buyer's expense. Packing and handling is at the entire risk of the buyer. The auctioneer is not responsible for any accidents or faults or omissions by the postal or carrier services.