{"product_id":"the-north-china-incident-photographic-album-boxer-rebellion-s-yamamoto-peking-1901","title":"The North China Incident Photographic Album (Boxer Rebellion) - S. Yamamoto, Peking 1901","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:1.7;color:#2b2b2b;max-width:760px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:.5px;border-bottom:1px solid #c8b89a;padding-bottom:8px;\"\u003eThe North China Incident — A Photographic Album of the Boxer Rebellion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#5a5a5a;\"\u003eA rare photographic album of the Boxer Uprising and its immediate aftermath in Peking and North China, compiled by Sanshichiro Yamamoto and published in 1901 — a primary eyewitness record from the close of the Qing dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThe Boxer Rebellion of 1900-01 (the Boxer Uprising \/ Yihetuan Movement) was one of the defining upheavals of late imperial China, culminating in the siege of the foreign legations in Peking and an international intervention that left a lasting imprint on the dying years of the Qing dynasty. Photographs taken in the immediate wake of these events are scarce and historically significant, capturing the streets, architecture and atmosphere of the capital at a pivotal moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eThe Photographer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eSanshichiro Yamamoto (also recorded as Seiyo Yamamoto) maintained a photographic studio on Wangfujing in Peking, from which he documented the late-Qing capital. Published in 1901 by the Tokyo Printing Co. Ltd. for S. Yamamoto, this album stands as a contemporary visual testimony to North China in the year following the Boxer crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"font-variant:small-caps;color:#6b4f2a;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA period photographic album of considerable age. Toning and handling consistent with its date are to be expected, as is normal for albums of this period. Please review all photographs carefully, which form an integral part of this description, and assess condition for yourself before purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:.85em;color:#8a7a5c;border-top:1px solid #e3d8c2;padding-top:10px;\"\u003eFrom a curated holding of East Asian historical photographic material, offered by an antiquarian dealer specialising in rare Japanese and East Asian books and documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"KT Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52455183712537,"sku":"N0000003629","price":476300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2264\/9113\/files\/02130003_698debde47982.png?v=1780292589","url":"https:\/\/kujira-vintage.myshopify.com\/products\/the-north-china-incident-photographic-album-boxer-rebellion-s-yamamoto-peking-1901","provider":"KT Japan Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}