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Ukai Gyokusen was one of Japan’s earliest photographers. He ran a photographic studio from 1860 or 1861 to 1867, specializing in portrait photography using the wet plate collodion method on glass plates. Several years before his death in 1887 he buried over two hundred of the plates in the ground beside his family burial plot. In 1956 the site was excavated and the photographs recovered. They were in bad shape. BBC.
Yasunari Kawabata’s novel Beauty and Sadness came out in serialized form from 1961 to 1963. In the chapter “Strands of Black Hair” the characters discuss the opening of the tomb of the young wife of the 14th shogun, Princess Kazunomiya, who died in 1877. A glass photograph was found on the body, containing the image of a young nobleman. But within a day the image had faded completely from exposure to the air and light. Kawabata’s characters speculate about the identity of the courtier — husband or lover? — and are struck by this example of the fleeting nature of human life.
You might think that Kawabata took the 1956 discovery of the two hundred plates and transformed it into the story of the princess, but in fact the excavation of her tomb and the discovery of the fading image really happened in 1950. Source.
I don’t know if Ukai Gyokusen is thought to be the photographer who created the princess’s keepsake. But if indeed it was a picture of her husband, Ukai was in the right town (Edo) at the right time (Kazunomiya and Tokagawa Iemochi were married from 1862 until 1866).




Fortuna Düsseldorf won their only German championship in 1933.
Morton visit Arbroath. Arbroath are fourth in the Championship with 10 points; Morton are sixth with 5.
Zak Delaney played for Arbroath in 2024. Arbroath’s Aidan McAdams played for Morton in 2020-21, as did Gavin Reilly in 2021-22.
The last Morton player to score against Arbroath was George Oakley, April 20th, 2024.
Morton have gone six games in league play without a win. But in 2008-09 they started the season with a nine game winless streak and still finished mid-table. In both seasons they played St Johnstone to a draw in their first meeting.
[Arbroath 1 – 1 Morton. Another draw. Longridge got the Morton goal.]
The other Championship matches:
St Johnstone 2 – 1 Dunfermline (yesterday) (This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match.)
Airdrieonians [0 – 0] Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle vs Ayr United (postponed due to the League Cup)
Ross County [1 – 2] Queen’s Park
League Cup quarter-finals:
Kilmarnock 2 – 2 St Mirren (yesterday) (St Mirren win on PK)
Rangers [2 – 0] Hibs
Aberdeen [0 – 1] Motherwell
Partick Thistle [0 – 4] Celtic (tomorrow)
Other matches:
Gonio 0 – 2 Meshtakhe (September 15)
Montreal Roses 2 – 0 Halifax Tides (September 18)
UCD 2 – 1 Kerry (yesterday)
Iwaki FC [0 – 0] Mito HollyHock
Iberia 1999 2 [2 – 1] Meshtakhe
Asane [0 – 2] Odd
Fortuna Dusseldorf [0 – 3] SV Darmstadt 98 (tomorrow)
Clydebank [2 – 2] Hearts B
Wick Academy [0 – 1] Lossiemouth
Coldstream [5 – 1] Arniston Rangers
HFX Wanderers [3 – 0] Pacific [Goals by Johnston, Callegari and Junhi.]
Elfen Saitama [2 – 2] Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Speranza Osaka [1 – 1] Sfida Setagaya (tomorrow)
Grulla Morioka [1 – 2] ReinMeer Aomori (tomorrow)
Molde [3 – 1] Odd Kvinner (tomorrow)
Morton Women [1 – 8] Renfrew (tomorrow)
AFC Toronto [1 – 1] Halifax Tides (tomorrow)
Scottish Junior Cup, Round Two:
Easterhouse [1 – 2] Letham
Fraserburgh United [1 – 0] Lossiemouth United
Deveronside [0 – 4] Kilsyth Athletic
Drumchapel United vs Thornton Hibs (September 27)
Pumpherston [1 – 2] Hurlford United
East Craigie vs Dunbar United (September 27)
Forres Thistle [1 – 3] Broughty Athletic
Carluke Rovers [2 – 2] Auchinleck Talbot [Talbot win on PK]
Dufftown [0 – 5] Rutherglen Glencairn
Bellshill Athletic [3 – 1] West Park United
Ardrossan Winton Rovers [3 – 2] Darvel
Giffnock [3 – 2] East Kilbride Thistle
Beith [1 – 2] Troon
Eglinton [1 – 0] Glasgow Perthshire
Bridge of Don Thistle [1 – 4] Glenafton Athletic
Armadale Thistle [11 – 1] Stoneywood Parkdale
Hermes [0 – 0] Blantyre Victoria [Blantyre win on PK]
Gartcairn [1 – 2] Dundee North End
Dalry Thistle [1 – 3] Finnart
Largs Thistle [5 – 0] Glasgow United
Coupar Angus [1 – 2] Saltcoats Victoria
Blairgowrie [3 – 2] Vale of Leven
Maryhill [1 – 2] Pollok
Stranraer Reserves [0 – 7] Lanark United
Rossvale [3 – 1] Larkhall Thistle
East Kilbride YM [2 – 3] Neilston
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy [10 – 0] Burghead Thistle
Montrose Roselea [0 – 1] Nairn St Ninian
Newmacher United [1 – 2] Tayport
Glenvale [2 – 6] West Calder United
Vale of Clyde [3 – 3] Stonehaven [Vale win on PK]
Livingston United [2 – 2] Hall Russell United [Hall Russell win on PK]
Stoneyburn [0 – 3] Thornliewood United
Dundonald Bluebell vs Lugar Boswell Thistle (postponed)
St Peter’s [1 – 4] Culter
Newmains United [0 – 2] Lochee Harp
Dyce [2 – 1] Kirriemuir Thistle
Kello Rovers [3 – 2] Forfar United
St Roch’s [6 – 0] Westdyke
Islavale [0 – 0] Sauchie [Sauchie win on PK]
Craigmark Burtonians [2 – 3] Luncarty
Girvan [0 – 2] Johnstone Burgh
BSC Glasgow [0 – 1] Kilbirnie Ladeside
Banchory St Ternan [0 – 4] Carnoustie Panmure
Whitehills [0 – 9] Camelon
Dunipace vs Muirkirk (September 27)
Lesmahagow [10 – 1] Cruden Bay
Lochee United [3 – 3] Maud [Lochee win on PK]
Arthurlie [4 – 1] Glentanar
Scone Thistle [2 – 3] Cambuslang Rangers
Dundee St James [0 – 1] Dundee Violet
Arbroath Victoria [4 – 1] Brechin Victoria
Cumbernauld United [0 – 1] Greenock
Benburb [1 – 1] Rothie Rovers [Benburb win on PK]
Petershill [4 – 1] St Anthony’s
Renfrew [2 – 1] Cumnock
Bathgate Thistle [0 – 0] Longside [Bathgate win on PK]
Irvine Meadow [0 – 1] Dundee Downfield
Buchanhaven Hearts [1 – 0] Colony Park
Glasgow University [3 – 2] Thorn Athletic (tomorrow)
Scottish Cup, preliminary round 2 replay:
Penicuik Athletic 1 – 3 Kilwinning Rangers (September 17)
This replay was ordered after it was determined that Kilwinning had made six substitutions in the August 30th match.
Strathclyde Cup, matchday two:
Forth Wanderers [4 – 0] Campbeltown Pupils
Royal Albert [1 – 2] Whitletts Victoria
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, group stage, matchday 1:
Melbourne City 0 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (September 16)
Machida Zelvia 1 – 1 FC Seoul (September 16)
Shanghai Port 0 – 3 Vissel Kobe (September 17)
2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, group stage, matchday 1:
Gamba Osaka 3 – 1 Eastern (September 17)
2025 Canadian Championship, semifinals, leg 2:
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 – 0 Forge (September 16)
Atletico Ottawa 1 – 0 Vancouver FC (September 18)
Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC (!) advance to the final.
Historical matches:
1890/9/20 Morton 6 – 2 Dykebar
1930/9/20 Leith Athletic 2 – 3 Morton
1952/9/17 Hibs 6 – 3 Morton (LCup QF leg 2)
1952/9/20 Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Morton
1980/9/16 Notts County 2 – 0 Morton (Anglo-Scot Cup QF leg 1)
1980/9/20 Hearts 0 – 1 Morton
SFL results 1890-91:
1890/9/20 St Mirren 4 – 2 Abercorn
1890/9/20 Renton 1 – 2 Vale of Leven
1890/9/20 Rangers 12 – 2 Carrington (Glasgow Cup R1)
1890/9/20 Thistle 1 – 6 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup R1)
1890/9/20 Celtic 7 – 1 Battlefield (Glasgow Cup R1)
1890/9/20 Mossend Swifts 1 – 4 Hearts (EoSc Shield R1)

