Japanese Woman in Court Dress
Dublin Core
Title
Japanese Woman in Court Dress
Subject
A Japanese woman dressed in formal wear.
Description
In this black and white photo, Rossier, shows us a native woman of Nagasaki in 1859-61. Dressed in her formal wear, a woman would wear this when being courted by a young gentlemen. She is depicted wearing a long robe with sandals and holding a fan.
Creator
Pierre Joseph Rossier
Source
Panorama of Nagaski
Date
1859-1861
Rights
Victoria and Albert Museum
Format
Width: 171 mm Frame, Height: 83 mm Frame
Language
English
Type
Photography
Collection
Citation
Pierre Joseph Rossier, “Japanese Woman in Court Dress,” Class Projects, accessed May 18, 2024, https://davidsquires.org/omeka/items/show/33.