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Fisherman in bamboo tower watching for fish, Kamakura, Japan – Antique Wall Art

Fisherman in bamboo tower watching for fish, Kamakura, Japan, [between 1890 and 1923] — historic photograph
Fisherman in bamboo tower watching for fish, Kamakura, Japan, [between 1890 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Fisherman in bamboo tower watching for fish, Kamakura, Japan comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Fisherman in bamboo tower watching for fish, Kamakura, Japan

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Few subjects in this set are as specific as a fisherman perched in a bamboo tower, scanning the water for the shoals of fish below. Kamakura, the old seaside capital south of Tokyo, is known for its temples and the great bronze Buddha, but this view turns to the working coast. Such lookout platforms were a common way for coastal fishermen to spot fish before casting their nets. The photograph belongs to the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection at the Library of Congress. The Carpenters were American writers and photographers who traveled widely and sold images and stories to readers in the United States, so their pictures record daily life as Western audiences of the era encountered it.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1923]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
NotesTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Japan. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,040 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-159301

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