Tattooing of this complex and highly coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan.
Category: Japan
Japanese girl with Parasol and old fashioned kimono.
Japanese girl with Parasol and old fashioned kimono 1910s.
Old Woman from Japan carrying baby 1910s.
Old Woman in traditional dress from Japan carrying baby.
Japan girls at the sea by Kiyoshi Sakamotoy
Japan girls at the sea. Photograph by Kiyoshi Sakamoto 1910s
Merchant of vegetables. Un Marchand de Légumes au Japon.
Japan merchant of vegetables. Un Marchand de Légumes au Japon. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages 1895.
Family Dance in Japan. Danse en Famille au Japon, 1895.
Family Dance in Japan. Danse en Famille au Japon, 1895.
In the rickshaw. La In rikischa. Voiture du Japon. 1895.
In the rickshaw. La In rikischa. Voiture du Japon. 1895.
Travel in Kago Chair. Voyage dans la chaise Kago.
Travel in Kago Chair. Voyage dans la chaise Kago. Auteur du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages,
The Hara Kiri scene from the Japanese play of Chiushingura
Chiushingura: Or, The Loyal League, a Japanese Romance by Izumo Takeda (1880)
Japan Actress Sada Yacco in the role of Oriye and as Katsugari.
Kawakami Sadayakko was born Sada Koyama (小山 贞) and trained as a geisha.
Under the stage name Sada Yacco she worked at Kawakami-theater and was one of the first actresses to a Japanese theater.