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)
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)
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