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Japan, Girl with Samisen or Gozenobo, titled Beggar (Gozenobo)

1880

$350
£267.59
€308.21
CA$490.46
A$547.55
CHF 286.91
MX$6,702.54
NOK 3,643.73
SEK 3,435.58
DKK 2,300.23
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About the Item

Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 inches x 7 3/4 (260 x 198 mm), numbered B 1221 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting corners. A playful image of a young girl, maybe a geisha apprentice, pretending to be a blind itinerant minstrel playing the Samisen.
  • Creation Year:
    1880
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 7.8 in (19.8 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH17681stDibs: LU1979215761092

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