D96 Dancers
Kusakabe Kimbei
D96 Dancers, c. 1880–1890
Photography
Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg
Kusakabe Kimbei, active during the late nineteenth century, was a Japanese photographer known for hand coloring studio portraits. His carefully arranged compositions present everyday customs with a sense of deliberate staging. In this image, four young girls sit shoulder to shoulder with their backs turned, their patterned kimonos lifted by subtle reds and earth tones. Send this girl group to the friends who have your back in both life’s most colorful moments and its more somber seasons. With gratitude to the Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg which keeps this available in the public domain.
Kusakabe Kimbei
D96 Dancers, c. 1880–1890
Photography
Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg
Kusakabe Kimbei, active during the late nineteenth century, was a Japanese photographer known for hand coloring studio portraits. His carefully arranged compositions present everyday customs with a sense of deliberate staging. In this image, four young girls sit shoulder to shoulder with their backs turned, their patterned kimonos lifted by subtle reds and earth tones. Send this girl group to the friends who have your back in both life’s most colorful moments and its more somber seasons. With gratitude to the Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg which keeps this available in the public domain.
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