大阪北新地 梶川席若子
Wakako of Kajikawaseki, Kitashinchi
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She sits on a chair upholstered in flowered fabric, holding a small branch with white flowers. Her kimono has thin stripes. The name under the photo reads "Osaka Kitashinchi, Kajikawaseki Wakako."
Around 1903 (Meiji 36), when the photo album Kyoto Osaka Imayo Bijin Fuzoku (Beauties of Today in Kyoto and Osaka) came out, photos were mainly taken on glass plates. The new dry plate for these glass plates was born in 1871 (Meiji 4). It was invented by the British doctor Maddox, and by 1878 (Meiji 11) it was being made in factories. Unlike the earlier wet plate, it could be bought in boxes ahead of time and developed whenever you liked, and it was several times more sensitive to light than the wet plate. Thanks to this, cameras that could be held in the hand were also born.
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- Source title
- 『京都大阪今様美人風俗』（明治36年7月）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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- 123+ years ago
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