Three beautifully dressed women
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- R364 (Rosin Number). FSA A1999.35 364
- General
- Forms part of Rosin album number 2. Page 20.
- Included in an album produced by the studio of Tamamura Kozaburo.
- Title devised by Henry and Nancy Rosin.
- Album Information
- rosinalbum2 020
- Publisher
- Tamamura, Kozaburo, 1856-19??
- Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Rosin, Nancy
- Collection Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Collection Creator
- Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
- Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904
- Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
- Collection Collector
- Rosin, Nancy
- Collection Creator
- Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911
- Underwood & Underwood
- Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Topic
- Photography -- Japan
- Photography -- 19th century
- Ornamental combs
- Geishas
- Fashion -- Japan
- Kimonos
- Hairstyles -- Japan
- Entertainers
- Women -- Japan
- Publisher
- Tamamura, Kozaburo, 1856-19??
- Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Rosin, Nancy
- See more items in
- Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
- Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan / Series FSA A1999.35 A2: Photo album from the studio of Tamamura
- Extent
- 1 Photographic print (Album 2, page 20, hand coloring, image 24.1 x 19.3 cm.; on mount 30.5 x 38.5 cm)
- Date
- [1860 - ca. 1900]
- Container
- Box 2, Item R364
- Archival Repository
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
- Identifier
- FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 364
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Photographic prints
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Collection Citation
- Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Photographic prints
- Portraits
- Scope and Contents
- Three women dressed in elaborate kimonos with ornate hair accessories. Indoor studio setting.
- Their ornate kanzashi (hair ornaments) are reminiscent of those worn by oiran or tayu, the highest ranking of geisha. The clothing and hair accessories would suggest that they are perhaps either entertainers or actresses dressed as entertainers.
- Photographer unidentified.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643210100175-1643210104405-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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