This work is one of 50 hand-colored albumen prints of protraits and scenes of Japanese life.

Content : Gilt-edge leaves are tabbed into album with lacquer boards and leather spine, with the title, "Japan," in gold. Front cover has hand-painted and inlaid scene of a man pulling a rickshaw in which a woman with an umbrella is seated. Both wear traditional garb. Inlays are of ivory. Back cover is painted with the images of a dragonfly, cricket, praying mantis, butterfly and another winged insect, possibly a bee. End papers and doublure are of imitation moire.

Content : Views are numbered with Arabic numerals in negative.

In the lower right hand corner, the number 12 appears with the title, "Japanese Travellers."

hand-colored albumen print

Unlike most of the works in the album, this is a vertical composition. It is a studio image. Two women in traditional dress stand in the foreground, on what appears to be a path. Behind them, there is a painted backdrop depicting Mt. Fuji, trees, and some very rustic buildings with conical roofs. The women wear wooden sandals and bright kimonos, with jackets. Their clothing is in a variety of colors and patterns: florals, checks, and stripes. Each wears a white scarf on her head. The woman on the left smokes what appears to be a cigarette in a long black holder. The woman on the right holds a parasol. Both gaze to the viewer's left.

This object has the following keywords:

• Females
• Japanese Art
• Japanese Customs
• Japanese History
• Travellers

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