Festival Car

ca. 1870-1910

Japanese, 1841 - 1934

One of Japan’s pioneering photographers, Kusakabe Kimbei photographed people and places in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This photo captures a procession of Kyoto’s annual Gion Matsuri festival, also featured in the folding screens in this gallery. The parade of yamaboko floats is not only the major spectacle of the month-long festival but also its climax.

Hand-colored, gold-toned albumen print

8 3/16 x 10 5/8 in. (20.8 x 27 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Putnam

86.60

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Feb. 8, 2020 - July 11, 2021].

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