'Fuji through the Pines'; 'Fuji through the Midday Sun', both circa 1902-1905

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HERBERT GEORGE PONTING (1871-1935)
'Fuji through the Pines'; 'Fuji through the Midday Sun', both circa 1902-1905
Two carbon prints, 19 x 14 in. and 15¼ x 21¼ in., photographer's blindstamp to lower left corners, titled and numbered 311 and 481 respectively in black ink, both with printed photographer's copyright stamp on reverse (2)

Literature

H.J.P. Arnold, Photographer of the World, p. 40

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Lot Essay

In 1910 Ponting's first book In Lotus-Land Japan was published. Ponting visited Japan many times in order to compile material for this book. H.J.P. Arnold wrote 'The standpoint of the book was a clear one. Ponting was a fervent admirer of the Japanese people and - even more - of their country.....The three aspects of Japan which most intrigued him - the countryside and particularly Mount Fuji, its women, and its craftsmen and artists - figured prominently in the hundred or so photographs which were included.'

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