Untitled (Dancing Party, etched # 1054)
Date1880s
Mediumalbumen silver print; hand tinted;
DimensionsOverall: 20.6 × 25.6 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Arlene Hall
Object number2017.032.012
DescriptionIn this image, taken in a studio, the young ladies represent Geisha. They are demonstrating the various steps in Japanese dance. The scroll in the back is from the Stillfried studio. Each young lady is beautifully attired in multiple kimono and tabi socks. Their kimono have the style of sleeves of an unmarried women.Status
Not on view1880s
1880s
Baron R. von Stillfried
c. 1870
Kitagawa Utamaro Il