Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji

Parent Collections

A Tourist's Album of Japan

Album of Japanese Photographs

Title

Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji

Title [Supplied]

Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji

Compiler

Wolcott, Katherine.

Date Created

1909

Description

A women dressed in a very formal kimono, is depicted holding an umbrella in her left hand. In the background is a mural of Mt Fuji and the Japanese countryside. The woman, a symbol for Japanese urban life, stands as a stark contrast to the background of nature imagery. Her kimono is hand colored in the image, as well as the flora surrounding her.

Subject

Clothing and dress.

Lifestyles.

Clothing and dress -- Japan.

Lifestyles -- Japan.

Women.

Fuji, Mount (Japan).

Extent

1 photomechanical print

Note [Digital Version]

2010-09-27, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs

photomechanical prints

Type of Resource

still image

Source Document Location

Wolcott Collection, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont

Shelf Location

2006.3.85LA

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to: Fleming Museum, 61 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, Vermont 05405.

Identifier [Local]

jta007a

Digital Format

image/tiff