Caption

Album of photographs and postcards; unknown creator; ; Japanese art, Meiji late 19th century, 1868–1912; subjects: landscapes, women Japanese women, sakura, boats, torii, mountains, birds, rivers, pine trees, lotuses; cover made of wood covered with brown and black lacquer, painted with gold maki-e, bone faces, superimposed; decoration: landscape with two figures in a boat; pages decorated with floral and landscape motifs; album; height 17.1 cm, width 23.2 cm, An oval illustration centered on a beige fabric background shows a scene with three elaborately dressed figures framed by a pink border; the left figure wears green patterned robes and a colorful headdress, the central figure wears yellow robes with a long black beard and a small headdress, and the right figure wears ornate patterned armor with a multicolored headdress and decorative accessories. Behind and beneath the oval are green leafy branches and a few white floral elements, and above the oval is a brown and gray bird perched among foliage. Surrounding the scene is a textured beige mat with a narrow patterned trim and a darker outer frame, with visible beige, brown, green, pink, yellow, red, blue, black, gray, and white colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_159

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.4Mb (9.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.7in / 6000 x 4395 (300dpi)

Keywords

Album photographs postcards unknown creator Japanese art Meiji late 19th century 1868–1912 subjects landscapes women Japanese women sakura boats torii mountains birds rivers pine trees lotuses cover wood covered brown black lacquer painted gold maki-e bone faces superimposed decoration landscape two figures boat pages decorated floral landscape motifs album height 17.1 cm width 23.2 cm oval illustration centered beige fabric background scene three elaborately dressed figures framed pink border left figure wears green patterned robes colorful headdress central figure wears yellow robes long black beard small headdress right figure wears ornate armor multicolored headdress decorative accessories beneath oval green leafy branches white floral elements gray bird perched foliage Surrounding textured beige mat narrow trim darker outer frame visible beige green pink yellow red blue black gray white colors.