While you have to travel deep into the countryside to see such scenery, it is remarkable how similar some of the photos of the village streets are to today. Also, I cannot imagine how long it must have taken to hand-color one of these old photos.
Indeed, Mark. Although much of what Crow saw has long vanished, thankfully some views have survived. Especially along the old Nakasendō.
I love how you notice the work involved in the hand coloring of the photographs. I actually described this in the series Empire of Color. If I recall correctly in the third installment.
I would gladly live (or even visit) that “dirty little village “ Okute 😂 on any given day based on your google link. I enjoyed exploring each one! Like cook, I marvel at the labor involved in terracing all those rice fields. I felt as if I was traveling along with them. Great read with my morning coffee! Thank you once again!
It is a beautiful account isn’t it. I love Crow’s spare but descriptive language.
Especially those last descriptions of him writing on the tatami and then going outside to relax. I am there with him.
I was pulling out quotes for another article that I am researching when I realized how much his story engaged me—I felt that he needed his own article.
I already wanted to do something on the Nakasendō so here we are.
While you have to travel deep into the countryside to see such scenery, it is remarkable how similar some of the photos of the village streets are to today. Also, I cannot imagine how long it must have taken to hand-color one of these old photos.
Indeed, Mark. Although much of what Crow saw has long vanished, thankfully some views have survived. Especially along the old Nakasendō.
I love how you notice the work involved in the hand coloring of the photographs. I actually described this in the series Empire of Color. If I recall correctly in the third installment.
Here is a link to the start of the series: https://open.substack.com/pub/oldphotosjapan/p/empire-of-color-1
Crow…not cook!
I understood!
I would gladly live (or even visit) that “dirty little village “ Okute 😂 on any given day based on your google link. I enjoyed exploring each one! Like cook, I marvel at the labor involved in terracing all those rice fields. I felt as if I was traveling along with them. Great read with my morning coffee! Thank you once again!
It is a beautiful account isn’t it. I love Crow’s spare but descriptive language.
Especially those last descriptions of him writing on the tatami and then going outside to relax. I am there with him.
I was pulling out quotes for another article that I am researching when I realized how much his story engaged me—I felt that he needed his own article.
I already wanted to do something on the Nakasendō so here we are.