A Japanese woman arranging flowers.
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Paper
Measurements
Image size 134 x 88 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520767.6
Summary
A hand-coloured albumen print photograph in portrait format, depicting a full length portrait of a Japanese woman in traditional dress, kneeling on the floor on a woven mat. She is holding a flower, and there is a teapot next to her on the floor. Behind her is a tall vase with foliage. Markings: Captioned photographically in the negative - bottom right corner of the photograph (part has been cropped and is not visible): "226. Arranging Flo"(wers)
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986