1870s–1890s · Hand-coloured albumen silver print
Umbrella Maker
Kusakabe Kimbei
Why it matters
The photograph preserves craft tools and process while its studio arrangement, colouring, and album-ready format turn contemporary work into a portable picture of customary Japan.
- Publication
- Commercial photographic study made in Japan
- Holding institution
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Shelfmark
- 84.XA.700.4.37
- Rights
- CC0; Getty Open Content
Citation
Kusakabe Kimbei. Umbrella Maker. 1870s–1890s. Hand-coloured albumen silver print. J. Paul Getty Museum, 84.XA.700.4.37.
