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7 Jinriikisha in Country Road
Image Not Available for 7 Jinriikisha in Country Road

7 Jinriikisha in Country Road

Photographer (Japanese, 1841 - 1934)
Date1870
Mediumalbumen silver print; hand tinted;
DimensionsOverall: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Arlene Hall
Object number2016.025.026
DescriptionIn this studio photograph, staged in front of a painted backdrop, the models here are re-enacting a country scene and a mode of transportation. Here a young lady is shown being carried, in a kago or traveling chair, by two porters. On a hot summer day the men would be lightly clothed, as shown. The girl is wearing the long sleeved kimono of a young single lady. The men rest on poles to keep steady for the photographer to capture the image.
Status
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