Unknown Maker, American

One of the last print shops still making collotypes today is Benrido Atelier in Kyoto, Japan. At the time of its founding in 1887, Benrido was primarily a commercial enterprise, printing photographic images for books, advertisements, and postcards similar to the American examples in this case. Today, Benrido’s master printer Osamu Yamamoto collaborates with contemporary artists and photographers from around the world, translating a wide variety of artistic styles into the rich tones and textures characteristic of collotype printing.