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Catalog Data

Collector:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920  Search this
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Collector:
Rosin, Henry D., Dr.  Search this
Rosin, Nancy  Search this
Collection Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920  Search this
Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904  Search this
Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825  Search this
Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911  Search this
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Photographic print : on mount 21.8 x 27.8 cm, image 21.3 x 27.4 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Asia
Japan
Date:
[1860 - ca. 1900]
Scope and Contents:
Two kago (palanquin) bearers pose next to a young woman seated in the kago. Possible outdoor setting.
Local Numbers:
R199 (Rosin Number) FSA A1999.35 199
General:
Title devised by Henry and Nancy Rosin.
This print also published under title, "Kago, Passengers and Bearers," attributed to Kusakabe Kimbei, and with date 1880s. Worswick, Clark (1979). Japan: Photographs. New York: Penwick Publishing. Originally part of the Benjamin Smith Lyman album
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Topic:
Photography -- Japan  Search this
Photography -- 19th century  Search this
Laborers  Search this
Litters  Search this
Transportation -- Japan  Search this
Fashion -- Japan  Search this
Kimonos  Search this
Women -- Japan  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Photographic prints
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. Purchase and partial donation.
Identifier:
FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 199
See more items in:
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc30d7f15d5-acd6-496f-9d45-813a25e794ea
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1999-35-ref287