Caption

Three seated geishas in an interior, photograph, page, Japan, c. 1887 - in or before 1897, photographer, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, albumen print, hand coloring, photographie peinte, height 186 mm x width 242 mm, Photo for page 171., adolescent, young woman, maiden, fan, interior, representation of a building, Three young women wearing patterned kimonos sit on floor cushions in front of sliding panels, each with hair arranged in traditional styles and subtle hair ornaments; the woman on the left holds a decorative fan and wears a purple patterned kimono with a contrasting sash, the central woman wears a pale patterned kimono with a darker obi and has her hands folded in her lap, and the woman on the right wears a light kimono with colorful accents and sits at a low wooden table with papers on it; behind them a recessed alcove contains a vase with a single floral arrangement, and the background shows sliding doors with cloudlike designs and a wooden transom above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_299

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58.0Mb (10.2Mb) / 17.0in x 13.3in / 5098 x 3977 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three seated geishas interior photograph page Japan c 1887 - 1897 photographer colorer graphic design artist paper albumen print hand coloring photographie peinte height 186 mm x width 242 mm Photo page 171 adolescent young woman maiden fan representation building Three young women wearing patterned kimonos sit floor cushions front sliding panels hair arranged traditional styles subtle hair ornaments woman left holds decorative fan wears purple patterned kimono contrasting sash central woman wears pale darker obi hands folded lap right wears light kimono colorful accents sits low wooden table papers them recessed alcove contains vase single floral arrangement background sliding doors cloudlike designs wooden transom