Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) & Felice Beato (1832-1909)

Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) & Felice Beato (1832-1909)

A GROUP OF FOUR HAND-COLOURED ALBUMEN PRINTS, c.1880. Hand-coloured albumen prints (two by Kimbei, two by Beato), mounted to card (two to the same card, recto-verso), comprising: a studio portrait of a man with a tattooed back, image size 23 x 19cm, card size 25 x 20.5cm, numbered 103 and titled 'Betto' in the negative; a studio portrait of Sumotori of Wrestlers, image size 20 x 25cm, card size 23.5 x 28.5cm; a studio portrait of a Japanese cermonial visit, image size 20 x 26.5cm, card size 23 x 30cm, numbered 80 and titled 'Visiting Ceremonials' in the negative; and a studio portrait of a group of Sumo wrestlers, image size 20 x 26.5cm, card size 23 x 30cm, numbered 317 and titled 'Wrestlers' in the negative.