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Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
(CHINA, KOREA & JAPAN) Album with 40 professional photographs taken throughout Hong Kong, Canton, Chemulpo, Seoul, and Hakone. Including a large 3-part panorama of Wou-Tcheou-Fou by Lai Afong, alongside 10 other large-format views of China, such as a bustling scene of the Queen's Road and an image of the Hall of 500 Genii; 22 varied photographs of Korea, including accomplished studio portraits, striking landscapes, and an outdoor portrait of the King of Korea; and 7 hand-tinted Japanese scenes in and around Hakone. Albumen (33) and printing-out paper (7) prints, the images measuring 3 5/8x2 1/4 to 8x33 inches (20.3x83.8 cm.), mounted recto/verso to heavy pages, each with captions beneath, in ink, and a few with captions in the negative. 1880s
