The preservation of photographs functions both to document historical moments and to safeguard their condition over time. Rephotography,on the other hand, focuses on reinterpreting those preserved photographs, tracking their changes, and expressing them anew from a creative perspective. Both play important roles in preserving history and memories through photography and in providing new value for the future. Gonshiro Shiraishi photographed the Former Mohri Family Principal Residence in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and published two photo-graphic albums: “Yamaguchi-ken Hofu-chō Anzaisho” in 1911 and “Kōshaku Mohri-ke Hofu-tei Shashinchō” in 1916. In this review, we present re-photographs of the Former Mohri Family Principal Residence (now the Mohri Museum) and the Mohri Family Garden, as depicted in the two photo albums, comparing the changes from 1911, 1916, and the present.

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