[Geisha with Attendant], 1860s, Ambrotype, Image: 10 x 7.6 cm (3 15/16 x 3 in.), Photographs, Yokoyama Matsusaburo (Japanese, 1838–1884), When Japan opened its ports to the West in the 1850s, photography—called shashin, literally, a copy of truth—soon became widely available. High-end professional salons and open-air studios operated by itinerant practitioners offered portraits at every price range
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Geisha, Attendant, 1860s, Ambrotype, Image, 10 x 7.6 cm, 3 15/16 3, Photographs, Yokoyama Matsusaburo, Japanese, 1838–1884, Japan, opened, ports, West, 1850s, photography— shashin, literally, copy, truth—soon, widely available, High, professional salons, open-air studios, operated, itinerant practitioners, offered, portraits, every price, range
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