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Auction 14 April 2022 SALE 1 : VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS - ASIAN ART - Paris

Bid on the lot list Delon - Hoebanx : 14 April 2022 - <p><strong>PHOTOGRAPHIES ANCIENNES - ARTS D’ASIE</strong></p><p><br></p><p><u>EXPOSITIONS PUBLIQUES :</u></p><p>Mercredi 13 avril 2021 de 11h à 18h</p><p>Jeudi 14 avril 2021 de 11h à 12h</p><p><br></p><p><u>CONTACT POUR LA VENTE :</u></p><p>01 47 64 17 80 - <a href="mailto:info@delon-hoebanx.com" target="_blank">info@delon-hoebanx.com</a></p><p>(expo / vente) : 01 48 00 20 15</p><p><br></p><p><u>EXPERTS :</u></p><p>PHOTOGRAPHIES ANCIENNES</p><p>Expert : Serge PLANTUREUX</p><p><a href="mailto:serge@plantureux.it" target="_blank">serge@plantureux.it</a></p><p>06 50 85 60 74</p><p><br></p><p>ARTS D’ASIE</p><p>Expert : Vincent L’HERROU</p><p><a href="mailto:galerietheoreme@club-internet.fr" target="_blank">galerietheoreme@club-internet.fr</a></p><p>06 07 11 42 84</p> Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

SALE 1 : VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS - ASIAN ART

Thursday 14 April 2022 - 13:30 (CEST) - Live
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Delon - Hoebanx
SALE 1 : VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS - ASIAN ART
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Lot n° 1 

Singapore, 1870's two albumens,...

Singapore, 1870's two albumens, small defects but good tone Dim.: 21 x 27 cm and 18 x 23 cm

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Lot n° 2 

Preparing Dinner, Japan, 1880's Albumen...

Preparing Dinner, Japan, 1880's Albumen enhanced with watercolor, small defects but good tone Dim. 20 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 3 

Group of Ainu hunters, Monbetsu,...

Group of Ainu hunters, Monbetsu, Hokkaido, 1880's Albumen enhanced with watercolor, small flaws Size : 20 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 4 

Reading, Japan, 1880's Albumen...

Reading, Japan, 1880's Albumen enhanced with watercolor, small defects but good tone. Size : 21 x 27 cm

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Lot n° 5 

Sumotori fight, Tokyo, 1890 Albumen...

Sumotori fight, Tokyo, 1890 Albumen enhanced with watercolor, small flaws but good tone Dim: 20.5 x 26.5 cm Two wrestlers engage in a sumo match in a ring in Tokyo, with referees standing and seated nearby and a large crowd of Western-dressed Japanese...

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Lot n° 6 

Tattooed, Japan, 1880s Albumen...

Tattooed, Japan, 1880s Albumen enhanced with watercolor, small flaws. Unusual model. Size : 26,5 x 20,5 cm

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Lot n° 7 

Chinese types, Peking, 1870s Two...

Chinese types, Peking, 1870s Two contrasting albumen prints. Beautiful portraits Size : 19 x 27,5 cm and 19 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 8 

LAI AFONG.

Busy street, 1870's Contrasted albumen, strong tonality, missing in the lower right corner Dim. : 20,2 x 26,7 cm

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Lot n° 9 

Small Feet, China 1870s Albumen,...

Small Feet, China 1870s Albumen, small defects Dim. : 27,7 x 21 cm

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Lot n° 10 

The Golden Dragon, Guild of Shantung...

The Golden Dragon, Guild of Shantung (Shandong), China 1870's Salted varnished paper, small defects Dim. 21,4 x 27,5 cm

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Lot n° 11 

JOHN THOMSON.

Macao Albumen, good contrast, two colored spots at the bottom of the steps, good general condition Dim. 20 x 26,5 cm

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Lot n° 12 

Women smoking Opium Albumen,...

Women smoking Opium Albumen, good contrast, small defects. Size : 27 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 13 

LAI AFONG.

The Gamblers, Macao, 1870s Albumen, good contrast Dim. 20 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 14 

Chinkiang, Zhenjiang, south of...

Chinkiang, Zhenjiang, south of the Yantsé River, 1870s Albumen, good contrast, small defects Size: 21 x 27 cm

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Lot n° 15 

ATTRIBUÉES À LAI AFONG.

The Clepsydra or water clock of Canton, View of the City, inside the five-storey Pagoda store, Canton, Guangzhou, 1870s Four pleasant albumen, contrasts, small defects Dim. : 21 X 27 cm

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Lot n° 16 

Orphanage, South China, 1870's...

Orphanage, South China, 1870's albumen pleasant contrasts small defects Size : 21 x 27 cm

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Lot n° 17 

Factory surroundings, mysterious...

Factory surroundings, mysterious inscription: "Execution fields", China, 1870's Two albumen, pleasant contrasts, small defects, old inscription in pencil, "Execution fields", verso Dim.: 20,5 x 27 cm and 21 x 27,5 cm One cannot help thinking that this...

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Lot n° 18 

Wuhu Tower, canal entrance to Shanghai,...

Wuhu Tower, canal entrance to Shanghai, 1870s Albumen Dim. 28 x 27.5 cm

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Lot n° 18. bis 
Lot n° 19 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

A shopping street, Canton 1870 Albumin print, strong tone. Size : 285 x 210 mm

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Lot n° 20 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

Examination hall for young mandarins with 7500 cells, Guangdong (Canton), 1873 Size : 217 x 287 mm

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Lot n° 21 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890) (parfois attribuée à John Thomson)

Pearl River, Canton, 1873 Size : 213 x 288 mm

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Lot n° 22 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

Port on the river, Canton, 1870 Size : 217 x 277 mm

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Lot n° 23 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

Pagoda on the City Wall, Guangzhou, 1873 Albumin print, strong toning, some foxing Size: 215 x 283 mm The Zhenhai Tower, also known as the Five-Story Pagoda, now houses the Guangzhou Museum in the center of the megalopolis. It was built in 1380, in the...

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Lot n° 24 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

French Concession on Shamian Island (riverbank, Canton Bund), 1873 Albumin print, strong tonality, some foxing Dim. 217 x 275 mm Rare image, the European buildings are still under construction

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Lot n° 25 

MILTON MILLER ? LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890)

Hua-Lin Temple of the Five Hundred Geniuses, Canton, 1873 Size : 223 x 290 mm

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Lot n° 26 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou1839-1890)

Pazhou Pagoda, also known as Whampoa Pagoda, Canton, 1873 Albumin print, strong toning but heavy foxing Size: 216 x 285 mm Work on the Whampoa Pagoda began in 1597 and construction was completed in 1600. The pagoda is located on a hill on the southern...

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Lot n° 27 

Attribué à LAI AFONG

Shanghai, 1870s Albumen Dim.: 27,7 x 21 cm

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Lot n° 28 

Unidentified Reproduced in Views...

Unidentified Reproduced in Views of China by Morrison Size : 27 x 21 cm (print), oval cover

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Lot n° 29 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou1839-1890)

East Point looking towards Victoria Hills, Hong Kong 1873 Dim. 222 x 287 mm

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Lot n° 30 

Attr. à LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839- 1890)

Panoramic view of Hong Kong 1873 Dim. : 220 x 287 mm

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Lot n° 31 

Attr. à LAI AFONG (1838 ou1839-1890)

Panorama of the Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, ca. 1873 Albumin print, strong toning but fading Size: 217 x 283 mm Built in 1845 to accommodate the horse races of the British in Hong Kong, the area was initially marshy, but was nevertheless the only...

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Lot n° 32 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou1839-1890)

Parsee merchant, Hong Kong 1873 Albumin print, strong tonality but heavy foxing Size : 192 x 160 mm

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Lot n° 33 

LAI AFONG (1838 ou 1839-1890) (parfois attribuée à John Thomson)

A sedan chair, Hong Kong 1873 Albumin print, strong tonality but heavy foxing Dim. : 213 x 285 mm

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Lot n° 34 

Attribué à ÉMILE GSELL (1838 - 1879)

Indochinese portrait, Saigon, ca. 1870 Annotation in pencil "Kongaï saïgonnais" Dim. : 25 x 20 cm

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Lot n° 35 

ÉMILE GSELL (1838 - 1879)

Photographic advertisement, Saigon, 1867 Size : 245 x 310 mm "The conquest of Saigon in 1859 by Admiral Rigault de Genouilly and the ensuing extension of French influence in Indochina and Cambodia constituted the first colonial success of the Second Empire....

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Lot n° 36 

ÉMILE GSELL (1838 - 1879) (pour la plupart)

Canal of the Cholon district at Saigon, Bronzerie of the Great Pagoda at Angkor, views of Saigon, circa 1870 7 albumen prints Dim.: about 20 x 25 cm

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Lot n° 37 

CHARLES T. SCOWEN (1852-1948)

Tamil family portrait in the open air, Ceylon, 1870's Albumin print, beautiful tone Young photographer active from the age of 19. Size : 275 x 223 mm Three small prints, 7 x 10 cm, mounted together

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Lot n° 38 

Attr. à Charles T. Scowen

Portrait of a Sinhalese man and a Sinhalese woman. Sri-Lanka, ca. 1875. With a bull Dim.: 10 x 14 cm The man has two combs in his hair "Traditionally, Sinhalese men wore their hair long and tied in a bun called a "konde", but Western influence led to...

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Lot n° 39 

CHARLES T. SCOWEN (1852-1948)

Catamaran on the beach, Temple of Brahma, views of Colombo, Ceylon, 1870s Dim. : 225 x 283 mm Albumin print, beautiful tone One of the first images of catamaran 7 albumin prints

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Lot n° 40 

GUSTAVE RICHARD LAMBERT (1846 - 1907)

View of South Bridge Road with the Masjid Mosque Jamae, The Travelers' Tree, Botanical Gardens, Temple of the Goddess Mazu, Protector of Seafarers, Singapore, ca. 1870 5 albumen prints Dim.: 210 x 260 mm View of South Bridge Road in the early 1870s: one...

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Lot n° 41 

GUSTAVE RICHARD LAMBERT (1846 - 1907)

Malay family. Singapore, around 1870. Albumen Dim. : 21 x 26 cm

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Lot n° 42 

JAPON

French sword instructor, Ichigaya Military Academy, Japan, 1874 Size: 203 x 260 mm After the Meiji Revolution, the Japanese government rearmed the army in the European way, including the use of bladed weapons. In 1872, French instructors were invited....

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Lot n° 43 

JAPON

Group portrait of the members of the fire department, circa 1873 Dim. 269 x 211 mm

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Lot n° 44 

JAPON

Another print reproduced by EUGÈNE TRUAT (Toulouse Library) with the title: "Fillette asiatique lavant le linge dans un baquet à l'extérieur" Dim. : 263 x 210 mm

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Lot n° 45 

JAPON

Other prints reproduced by EUGÈNE TRUAT (Toulouse Library) with the title: "Wheat threshing by women in Asia" Two photos Dim.: 213 x 269 mm Dim.: 217 x 268 mm

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Lot n° 46 

Attr. à UCHIDA KUICHI (1844-1875)

Nikkō Tōshō-gū Temple, Nikko, 1873 Size: 213 x 269 mm Architectural detail, Nikkō Tōshō-gū Size: 280 x 217mm Size: 275 x 217 mm Four first-print albumin prints, pleasing tones. The attribution is based on articles from the first illustrated...

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Lot n° 47 

Attr. à UCHIDA KUICHI (1844-1875)

View of Imaichi, on the road to Nikko Dim. : 217 x 268 mm A strategic crossroads in the Edo period where the great Nikō Kaido and Nikkō Reiheishi Kaido roads intersected, the Imaichi roadhouse became a village in 1954

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Lot n° 48 

Attr. à UCHIDA KUICHI (1844-1875)

Two prints View of the Shinkyō, sacred bridge over the Daiya River, Nikko, ca. 1873 Dim.: 213 x 269 mm Dim.: 215 x 269 mm View of the sacred bridge and the one of ordinary people along it, which the artist took the first view of, with a particular optic Nikkō...

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Lot n° 49 

Attr. à UCHIDA KUICHI (1844-1875)

Abyss of Kanmangafuchi, Alignment of 74 statues of Jizo, Seen from Nikko, around 1873 3 albumen Dim. 215 x 269 mm Baptized Narabi Jizo, that is to say "the aligned Jizo" or Bake Jizo which means "the ghostly Jizo", because it is difficult to count exactly...

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