“Photograph number “55” in the catalogue of over 2,000 images by the Kusakabe
“Photograph number “55” in the catalogue of over 2,000 images by the Kusakabe Kimbei Studio of Yokohama, entitled “Kioto Dancing Girl”. This hand-coloured albumen photograph shows a maiko (apprentice geisha) from Kyoto dressed in an elaborate dove motif kimono. ” Hand-colored photograph, 1880’s, Japan. Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 of Flickr -- source link
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