Caption

Two geishas with a letter, The Geishas Holding a Letter, page, photomechanical print, Japan, cliché maker: Kazumasa Ogawa, Tokyo, c. 1895 - in or before c. 1900, photographer, Kanto, paper, collotype, color lithography, hand coloring, key in light print with color lithography and partly hand colored, height 167 mm x width 230 mm, courtesan, hetaera, adult woman (two persons), Two women wearing traditional robes stand close together near a wooden post; one woman wears a light-colored robe with a pale sash and holds a long narrow scroll while the other woman, in a patterned robe with a darker sash and a hair ornament, stands slightly behind her smiling and looking at the scroll; the scene shows a simple interior with plain walls, sliding panels, and a low platform, and a small lacquered box with a handle rests on the floor in front of them.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_181

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.2Mb (9.9Mb) / 14.6in x 10.7in / 4383 x 3206 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two geishas letter Geishas Holding Letter page photomechanical print Japan cliché maker Kazumasa Ogawa Tokyo c 1895 - 1900 photographer Kanto paper collotype color lithography hand coloring key light print partly hand colored height 167 mm x width 230 mm courtesan hetaera adult woman two persons Two women wearing traditional robes stand close together near wooden post woman wears light-colored robe pale sash holds long narrow scroll woman patterned robe darker sash hair ornament stands slightly smiling looking scroll scene simple interior plain walls sliding panels low platform small lacquered box handle rests floor front them