Two Japanese women stood in the opening in a bamboo fence

A colourised portrait photograph of two Japanese women or girls stood in the opening of a bamboo fence. Both women wear traditional Japanese kimonos, one with a striped pattern and one with a flower design, as well as wooden sandals (geta). The woman on the left of the image holds an open pink parasol above her head. The women on the right of the image leans against a fencepost that has a sign in Japanese characters. Behind the two figures are pots plants and trees arranged in pots. Behind these is another bamboo fence, forming an enclosed area, behind which larger trees can be seen. This photograph is captioned jointly with ALB1020.30 and ALB1020.31. Original caption (above, in ink): ‘Japan ~1909~ Cruise’.

Object Details

ID: ALB1020.32
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London