Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
A woman in kago and two kago carriers
General material designation
- Graphic material
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on content of the item.
Level of description
Item
Reference code
a033312
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : full colour tint lantern slide ; 8 x 8 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
(1841 - 1934)
Biographical history
Born in Kōfu, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan in 1841, Kusakabe Kimbei was one of the most successful photographers in nineteenth century Japan. In the 1860s, he assisted Felix Beato, the Italian-British photographer, who was one of the first photographers ... »
Scope and content
Item is a photograph showing a woman in a kago (litter, palanquin) and two male kago carriers taking a rest to smoke. A woman holding a fan wearing kimono sits on a cushion in a kago.
Notes area
Physical condition
Glass is cracked
Generated finding aid
Alternative identifier(s)
accession number
MAN_1991-009-038
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
March 24, 2015-Description written by Steve Weisman