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Real photograph printed in gold on a lacquered wooden board, from the Yokohama studio of Mizuno Hanbei, circa 1895. Mizuno patented this process that used a photosensitive adhesive of potassium bichromate, gum arabic and honey to attach gold dust to lacquer. The photograph of geisha and maiko relaxing on a Kyoto riverside terrace was taken by Tamamura Kozaburo. Mizuno's stenciled stamps on reverse.Photo measures 11 x 8 inches, mounted to a lacquered frame measuring 17.5 x 13.75 inches. Frame cracked along corner diagonals, else all in very good condition.
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Kyoto Photograph in Real Gold on Lacquer, 1890s
by Process Attaches Gold Dust to Photosensitive Adhesive of Potassium Bichromate, Gum Arabic and Honey
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