Context: T. Enami (1859–1929) was a prominent Meiji Japanese photographer who opened his studio in 1892 and became the era’s most prolific producer of stereoviews and glass lantern slides.

His stereoscope images provided international audiences with immersive, three-dimensional views of Japanese street scenes and traditional trades. Distinguished by meticulous hand-tinting, these stereoviews formed the entire Japanese catalogs for major American publishers and profoundly shaped Western perceptions of Japan during its modernization.