Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Japanese river boat 2

Japanese river boat, 19th century (second nomination)

Original - Japanese sampan-type river boat. Painted photograph from Japan, dating from before 1886, according to a written note on the album containing the photographs. Presumed Author of the original photographs: Adolfo Farsari.

Reason

Old, original, being an example of a Japanese sampan-type boat as well as being a presumed photograph taken by Adolfo Farsari. It was previously declined (see Featured picture candidates/Japanese river boat) because of licensing issues, which have now been settled.

Articles this image appears in

Sampan and the gallery of Adolfo Farsari

Creator

Presumably Adolfo Farsari

• Support as nominator. Unique and beautiful. What was thought to be a scribbled "A" at bottom is actually a stick sticking out of the water. Color constitution may not be perfect, but regarding being 125 years old, it's surprisingly good quality. Mikael Häggström (talk) 16:33, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
• Support GerardM (talk) 22:40, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
• Question Why use a historic photograph to illustrate the article? Are such boats no longer used? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 14:24, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on this subject, but I think this kind of floating-house kind of river boat is rare, at least in Japan. Mikael Häggström (talk) 15:50, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

• Comment Can we suspend this? The image badly needs some cleaning, and I'm willing to try, though it may take a bit, as I'm kind of busy this week. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

It's ok for me to suspend it for a while. Or we make a new nomination once we have the cleaned version.Mikael Häggström (talk) 15:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

• Just an update: I may be a little bit longer getting to this. Lot of things going on, and the things I normally work with use slightly different skillsets to photos, so it's going to be a little slow once I do start. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:32, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
  • I think this has had a fair bit of time...would you prefer the nomination to be closed and then renominate again? --Spencer^{T♦Nominate!} 21:49, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

For my part, I think it can just as well be placed in "nominations older than 7 days", since there is (yet) no change in the picture since the beginning of this nomination. Mikael Häggström (talk) 05:21, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Going once... MER-C 12:57, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Fug. Just close it or unsuspend it. It's in my to do list, and will get done when it gets done. I hate working with photos, so it's very for me to procrastinate on them. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 10:26, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Suspended for another user to restore the image. Has yet to be done after good length of time. Now requests closure until said work can be completed, at which point a new nomination will take place ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 15:59, 15 April 2009 (UTC)