{"product_id":"antique-boarded-studio-portrait-photograph-of-mr-j-s-arnold-age-70-taken-june-3-1891-by-h-koshiba-photographer-providence-rhode-island-and-new-york-new-york-9-x-13-20251016","title":"Lot 158 - Antique Boarded Studio Portrait Photograph Of Mr. J. S. Arnold, Age 70, Taken June 3, 1891, By H. Koshiba, Photographer, Providence, Rhode Island, And New York, New York, 9\" x 13\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique boarded studio portrait photograph of Mr. J. S. Arnold, age 70, husband of Mrs. Mary Arnold, taken Saturday, June 3, 1891; believed to depict Josiah D. Arnold (1820–1903). Mount imprint reads “Koshiba, New York, N.Y., and Providence, R.I.” Period frame; light toning and surface wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eH. Koshiba was profiled in “H. Koshiba, Japanese Photographer” (Camera, vol. 11). The article notes he began at the Tamamura Studio in Yokohama, came to the U.S. during the World’s Fair at Chicago, studied with leading photographers, and specialized in window-light “home pictures” for society clients in New York, Newport, and Washington (no skylights in his studio). Source: https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=eSMEAAAAYAAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA247\u0026amp;dq=H.+Koshiba\u0026amp;lr=\u0026amp;as_brr=1#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=koshiba\u0026amp;f=false\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memory Hole Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51902041653537,"sku":"20251016-LOT158","price":999999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/9101\/9067\/files\/20251016-1292_845e1c7a-8d16-4435-bdc5-c36e3a194092.jpg?v=1759987854","url":"https:\/\/graniteunionauction.com\/products\/antique-boarded-studio-portrait-photograph-of-mr-j-s-arnold-age-70-taken-june-3-1891-by-h-koshiba-photographer-providence-rhode-island-and-new-york-new-york-9-x-13-20251016","provider":"Granite Union Auction Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}