Ed van der Elsken
Cemetery of Tokyo Temple, 1959
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed 1960-1971
162 x 240 mm
Verso: copyright stamp and annotation in artist's hand in pen.
Annotation: 'Incense fills the air at cemetery of Tokyo temple where Japanese national heroes THE 47 RONIN are remembered on the 17th of December each year
Annotation: 'Incense fills the air at cemetery of Tokyo temple where Japanese national heroes THE 47 RONIN are remembered on the 17th of December each year
Provenance
These prints come from the collection of Norman Hall the editor of the International Photography Yearbook in the 1950s and 1960s. He also served as
picture editor for 'Photography Annual', 'British Journal of Photography Annual' and 'The Times'.