{"product_id":"9781462911370","title":"Early Japanese Images","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis fascinating Japanese photography book features over 140 images taken between 1853 and 1905 by the most important local and foreign photographers then working in Japan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost one-fourth of the images are hand colored, superb examples of a rich art form long since vanished. The Japan of this book too has disappeared, but author and compiler Terry Bennett has put together a unique portrait of the country at perhaps its most decisive turning point, a nation about to abandon its traditional ways and enter the modern age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImportant features of \u003cem\u003eEarly Japanese Images\u003c\/em\u003e include the following:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A historical overview of the years 1853-1912\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The story of early Western photographers in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The story of early Japanese photographers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Over 100 images reproduced in original sepia tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Over 40 images reproduced as originally handcolored\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An invaluable index that identifies the photographers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141158420720,"sku":"9781462911370","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462911370_p0.jpg?v=1763679989","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462911370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}