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A Japanese fruit vendor

von Stillfried-Ratenicz, Franz, 1881, Photograph
A Japanese fruit vendor
A Japanese fruit vendor
A Japanese fruit vendor
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Item no
15141
Title
A Japanese fruit vendor
Description
A Japanese fruit seller carries two large 'okekago' woven baskets on the ends of a balancing bamboo pole. On top of the front container is a chopped up 'suika' or watermelon and in the basket at the back are more watermelons and apples or persimmons.
The vendor is wearing straw sandals and a short half coat with white patterns on a blue background, tied at the waist with a belt. His hair is worn up in a 'chonmage' or topknot.
The photograph was taken in an outdoor setting, in front of a screen that the photographer used to hide the building in the background.
The vendor and his fruits have been hand-painted precisely and with great care. However, the rest of the picture was left in black and white.
Date
1881
Size
24 x 19.5 cm
Type
Location
Art and Design Library