Jemulpo, in the Japanese quarter

Visit to the Land of Morning Calm

travelphoto

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Accession Nr.: A.4760.2.19.3.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1908
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Dezső Bozóky
Signed: A fénykép alatt: Bozóky Dezső kézírása: Csemulpo, a japán városrészben.
Materials/Techniques: gelatin silver printing-out-paper print
Dimensions: height: 9.5 cm
width: 13.5 cm
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Photograph taken by Dezső Bozóky. A busy street with Korean, Chinese and Japanese pedestrians, and with Japanese signs. A two-storey, arcaded house stands on the corner on the left, followed by Japanese-style wooden houses. On the left, a cart for goods can be seen, with two Chinese carriers behind it. Towards the centre, a Japanese man is approaching pushing his bike, while Japanese youths are watching the photographer.