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Woman? Or Man? Beato’s Snow Beauty ベアトの雪中美人

If you live in Tokyo, you’ve probably seen the photo above on posters advertising the ongoing Felice Beato exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. It was taken around 1868 by Beato, one of the first photographers to record … Continue reading

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