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A collection of rare photographs of samurai presented by Daniella Dangoor is being exhibited at The London Photograph Fair. Most photographs purporting to be of samurai are actually not and were taken after 1877, when the samurai system was abolished. These images are of genuine samurai, taken between 1860 and 1877. The photographs in the collection offer a rare glimpse into a vanishing world

[Samurai with folded fan], [ca. 1865] A bald man stands upon tatami mats in a studio setting. Two katana (Japanese sword) are tucked into his waist, and he holds a folded fan in his right hand. The crest medallions on his sleeves, as well as the presence of the two katana, hint at his upper class rank. Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan.

Yoshio Sugino of the Katori Shinto - ryu