Museum
of Asian Art
640
South Washington Boulevard
(Art & Antique Center)
Sarasota, FL 34236
tel: (941) 954-7117
fax: (941) 954-8888
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| In the decades following the invention of photography in 1839, European photographers traveled to Asia, documenting cultures and landscapes with a realism previously unknown. Employing cumbersome large format cameras and delicate paper or glass plate negatives, these intrepid photographers captured the first images of Japan after it had been closed to the West for over 200 years; the first images of the forbidding Himalayan Mountain passes; the first images of bound-footed women and of grand golden temples. |
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(click on the small image for full screen image with caption.)
 Fakir |
 Dyak Girl of Rank |
 Annamite Girl |
 Penang |
 Group of Samurai |
 Entrance to the Temple of Minakshi in the Great Pagoda |
 Les Chinoises |
 Boy with Buddha |
 Junks |
 Wet Weather |
 Flower Seller |
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