B 1098 HOME BATHING. [Shows Three Semi-Nude Japanese Women In The Ofuro [Bath] +

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Seller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB

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[Yokohama 1880's, Kusakabe].Albumen photo,color hand-tinted, large size: 26.2 x 20.2 cm., clear, strong image, no fading, studio posed, verso blank, in negative caption: "B 1098 HOME BATHING." * RARE SELDOM FOUND ORIGINAL TINTED EXAMPLE * . *** **** *** . . KUSAKABE'S YOKOHAMA STUDIO POSED HAND-TINTED COLOR . . . ALBUMEN IMAGE OF 3 SEMI-NUDE JAPANESE WOMEN . . . AT THE OFURO [BATH] WITH MAID GIRL . . * This image was posed at Kusakabe's Yokohama studio. The image shows three semi-nude women. The first two have the typical coiffeur of married-women. 's coiffeur. These two are outside of the Ofuro [wooden bath tub] drying off or waiting to take a bath. . A third unmarried young woman is in nude in the Ofuro, being attended by the Ofuro maid, who pouring hot water into the tub. Her coiffeur is that of a single girl. Being in the tub, she holds a Te Nugui [bath towel] washing her chest, one nipple pears out. . There is a sign posted on the wall in the background, reading: "Hi No Yoshin" [Caution of Fire], . There is a few sticks of fire wood, in ready to add more heat to the tub. There is also a small shovel and bamboo blow pipe to encourage the fire to start burning. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: The image is very sharp, no fading, delicately hand-tinted. There are not marks or stains, there are 2 small 'rubs' where the paper shows through in the upper portion, otherwise an excellent example. Please see photos on our website for details. . Verso is blank. Much better than average same period photographs. . *. …

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Title
B 1098 HOME BATHING. [Shows Three Semi-Nude Japanese Women In The Ofuro [Bath] +
Author
[KUSAKABE, Kimbei.]
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EROTIC JAPANESE ART, JAPAN PHOTOGRAPHS, JAPANESE ART

RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB

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