Japanese Picture Garden

[shanmonster]

Japanese picture garden:

Semi-nude Japanese girl reading, by Kimbei Kusakabe (1880s, hand-colored albumen print).

Studio portrait of a young woman--possibly a geisha (albumen print, ca. late 1890s).

Samurai warrior in armour, by Kazumasa Ogawa (collotype print, ca. late 1890s).

You can see additional gorgeous vintage Japanese photography at Sakura-do. You can even buy it, if you have the cash. It ain't cheap.

And now for something completely different:

: Bizarre vintage erotica of pigtailed girl with a broom. Oddly enough, I discovered this photo while searching for lace-making techniques.

More vintage pornography of this style can be found at this French page. It's a weird mixture.