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Object Number
2003.1.2223.390
Display Title
Colorist at work
Descriptions
Object Description
Japanese colorist, working at a tablePrint from PA-IN60-41, nineteenth century commercial photographic studio views of Japan. Subjects include portaiture as well as studio se-up scenes of Japanese "daily life." Photographs are primarily albumen prints, many with applied color. Many of the photographs in this collection can be found in "A Timely Encounter: 19th Century Photographs of Japan." Photographs were exhibited in Peabody Museum and Wellesley college joint exhibition.
Inventory Description
Print of a Japanese colorist, working at a table
Department
Photographic
Date
1880s-1890s
Artist
Studio of Kusakabe Kimbei
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Japan
Dimensions
Overall: 27.1 x 21.4 cm (10 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Collection
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003.1.2223.364 | Two men in samurai armor |
Yokohama
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.296 | Woman |
Yokohama
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.396 | Japanese samurai in colorful armor |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.341 | Japanese man in samurai regalia |
Yokohama
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.355 | Tattooed men |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.354 | Sumo players and referee |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.403 | Curio shop |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.346 | Man in formal dress |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.308 | Woman with pipe |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.320 | Courtesan with attendant. |
Japan
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.345 | Man in samurai costume |
Yokohama
| ||
| 2003.1.2223.294 | Young Japanese woman in traditional dress |
Yokohama
|