Hand tinted image. Otaue shinji (Rice planting rites) in Sumiyoshi taisha in Osaka. The rites are an annual even in June. A row of Japanese women in ceremonial dress take part in rice planting rites. The womenin the procession wear special ceremonial costumes, decorative hats and hold fans. A row of men are holding large umbrellas over the women . The men wear hats, white ceremonial garments, and sandals. A crowd of people are partially visible behind the procession. In the distance are individuals dressed in Euro-American clothing and hats. Trees are visible in the background.
Hand tinted image. Otaue shinji (rice planting rites) in Sumiyoshi taisha in Osaka. The rites are an annual event in June.A Japanese woman dressed in ceremonial dress takes part in the festival. The womanl wears a large decorative hat, ceremonial costume and holds a fan. A group of men holding umbrellas with long handles stand behind the woman. The men wear pointed hats and loose white ceremonial garments. Pine trees are visible in the background.
Hand tinted image. Two Japanese men dressed in traditional Japanese attire walk down a dirt road carrying bamboo. The men are dressed for the festival of the shrine in kimonos, sandals, and small pointed hats. A man in a suit stands at their side with his left arm extended holding a hat. The hat has a wide band at its base. On either side of the dirt road are fields filled with vegetation. A silhouette of a mountain is visible in the distance.
Hand tinted image. Two Japanese womensit in a traditional Japanese room arranging flowers. Both womenare dressed in kimonos and an obi. Their hair is styled in a traditional manner and adorned with hair ornaments. Long-stemmed flowers lay on a mat in front of the women . The woman on the left side of the image arranges flowers inside a dark, metal vase. Visible in the background of the image is Tokonoma with shoki screens, a hanging silk scoll on the wall, two small wooden pedestals and a shelf. Other objects visible in the room are a tray with tea pot and cups, and the tea cup on the tea holder.
Hand tinted image. A Japanese child dressed in a kimono holds an umbrella as she poses for a studio portrait. The kimono contains decorative patterns on its surface, and a piece of material called an obi is wrapped around her waist. She wears a pair of sandles with a thick wooden sole (called geta), and a large bow in her hair. The umbrella has a long bamboo handle, and bamboo woven support. A flower and bird pattern can be seen on the surface of the umbrella. The girl stands on a piece of creased material. Straw is visible in the foremost area of the image. An out-of-focus painted landscape backdrop is visible in the background.
Hand tinted image. Young Geisha girls, called Maiko, dressed in colorful kimonos with long sleeves and high wooden shoes, called Koppori, sit on a lattice wooden bench. The girls hold folding fans and wear special hair accessories. Five women , two okami (the name for the head woman of a Geisha house) and three Geisha girls, are seated behind a bamboo partition. A wooden dwelling with screens covering its windows is visible in the background. The white and blue color drapes with red tassels are hung from the roof for a special occasion, such as a festival. Two individuals, one wearing a wide brimmed hat, and the other a kimono, are visible in the background.
Hand tinted image. Three men identified as priests pose in an outdoor setting. The men wear kimonos and traditional footwear. A man behind the priests holds a large umbrella over a priest wearing round eyeglasses. What appears to be a small shrine can be seen to the right of the men. Flower petals cover the ground. The location is probably Japan.
Hand tinted image. Two Japanese men carry a Japanese woman in a kago. The kago is made of wood. The woman passenger dressed in a kimono sits in the kago holding a fan. A part of the sash wrapped around the kimono is hanging down from her back. On the roof of the kago is a woven basket, umbrella, wooden sandals, and two wrapped parcels that lay on top of a blanket. The men carrying the kago are dressed in pointed, wide brimmed hats, pants, sandals, and loose, long-sleeved tops that are secured with a piece of material tied at their waist. The men each carry a long piece of bamboo. In the background trees and a low stone wall are visible.
Hand tinted image. A Japanese womendressed in a kimono is seated holding a samisen, a Japanese strigned instrument. The woman is dressed in a kimono with leaf patterns and a sash called an obi around her waist. She does her hair in a chignon and wears an ornamental flower hairpin. Her left hand is positioned on the instrument, and she holds a plectrum called a bachi in her right hand.
