item details
Name[Commercial fishing, Hokkaido] (from a series on Japan)
ProductionWai-man Lau; photographer; 1962-1970; Hokkaido
Classificationgelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, documentary photographs
Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, black-and-white film, roll film
Materials Summaryblack and white negative
Techniquesphotography, black-and-white photography
Registration NumberE.007041
Credit lineGift of Wai Man Lau, 2010
Overview
35 frames depicting work on a Japanese commercial fishing vessel. Images include the catch, people sorting the fish on the wharf, rewinding nets, and a horse and cart. Several of the frames are photographs of a photographer taking pictures in a coat and wool cap, who could be Brake. Frames 24 - 26 are a formal group portrait of this photographer and five Japanese women.