1890s
Putting on a Kimono
A woman sitting on the floor is helping a woman standing up to dress. The standing woman is holding a sash with with which the kimono will be tied.
1890s
Tokyo 1910s
Hattori Building, Ginza
Two streetcars pass by the Hattori Building in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza. Carts are parked under the verdant trees.
1890s
Woman in Kimono
A woman in kimono with traditional Japanese hairstyle poses in a studio.
1910s
Woman with Handkerchief
A young Japanese woman in kimono and traditional hairstyle is holding a handkerchief to her chin.
1890s
Woman in the Rain
In this dramatized studio scene, a Japanese woman in kimono ostensibly walks in the rain holding on to her paper umbrella as the wind blows up the hem of her kimono.
Kyoto 1930s
Buddhist Monks
Buddhist monks walk in procession on the grounds of Tofuku-ji, a buddhist temple in Kyoto.