Portrait of a Geisha Seated Before a Table
Masumi Hori II, Japanese, 1857 - 1911
1894
Ambrotype in original Kiri-wood case
Overall: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Elizabeth and David C. Lowenstein '67 Fund
2009.33
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 81, The Colonial Lens, Allen Hockley, Winter 2012
AMES 91, Colonial Photography in Asia and the Middle East, Allen Hockley, Winter 2015
ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020
Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024
Provenance
Charles Schwartz Ltd, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2009.
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