1940 Vintage BORNEO WEDDING Iban Man & Woman Costume Fashion Jewelry ~ K.F. WONG |
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Print Specifications: Photographer: K.F. Wong (1916 - 1988) - Internationally renowned photographer who recorded
the people and traditions of Borneo and most particularly Sarawak. His vintage work is held in museums, galleries and important collections worldwide. Subject: Wedding of an Iban couple, displaying traditional wearing of silver chains, belts and bracelets. - Sarawak, Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia Date Of Negative: circa 1940's Type Of Print: Vintage Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original image - authorized by K.F. Wong) Date Of Print: 1960 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish Print Origin: Great Britain Print/Plate Maker: Clarke & Sherwell, Ltd., Great Britain. Approximate Image Size: 11.25 x 8.25 inches Approximate Image Size Metric: 28.5 x 21 centimeters Print Border: No - full bleed print. Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Blank (plate # and text line pertaining to following print in original compilation) Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 68M5WP3 Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA from Fine Photo Galleries. Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING Guarantee: Always 100% Complete Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!
This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1960 photogravure (also known as Héliogravure) made from the original 1940's negative/print created by the internationally renown photographer K.F.Wong. In the 1940's Wong owned a photographic studio in Kuching, Sarawak and photographed the indigenous peoples of this region as a matter of interest and documentation. Through the years his photography has remained a significant point of reference and aesthetic delight - permanently recording a time and way of life now forever gone. He largely focused on the people of Sarawak and felt that the young women there were among the most attractive of the purely Eastern races. Today K.F. Wong's vintage photographs are
held in important museums and collections worldwide.
This photogravure is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) with unique individual registered serial number from the Finephoto Vintage Archive & Database. Under magnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb" cell structure, uniform pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a quality sheet fed gravure print. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print. READY FOR FRAMING & DISPLAY! - The expensive engraved copper plate photogravure process and the resulting fine prints make vintage photogravures highly collectible and excellent vintage prints for framing. Your vintage print will arrive ready to be placed directly into a standard size frame.
HOLOGRAM CERTIFIED: Each vintage artwork comes with a fully authenticated gallery certified Certificate Of Authenticity. This COA contains a unique serial number and small corresponding tamper proof hologram with matching serial number affixed to the backside of the print with archival adhesive. Our exclusive authentication system and the ensuing COA/Hologram not only provides our clients with essential peace of mind but, adds value to the print in the future by providing provenance and the original gallery authenticity guarantee documents. ABOUT PHOTOGRAVURE: Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking process utilizing a carefully etched copper plate made from the original negative/image. Prints are made by pressing suitable paper heavily down upon the inked copper plate which has been intricately etched to varying depths corresponding with the actual tonality of the original negative, This precisely etched plate combined with a fine "honeycomb" screen controls the amount of ink to be transferred to the paper at any given point in direct proportion to the variation of tone in the original image. The result is a true continuous tone print which combines many qualities of a traditional silver based photograph with a tactile feel similar to an etching, engraving or lithograph. Rich in tonal detail, the photogravure process produces delicately rendered shades for a look which is unique in the world of photographic print making. In the early to mid 1900's photogravure was selected (when budgets allowed) for special high quality publishing and portfolio projects, but due to its significant expense and labor, the process is rarely seen today. From Man Ray and Ruth Bernhard to Brett Weston and Ansel Adams, many of the world's most renowned photographic masters have published their images in the rich photogravure process.
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