HOBJ0244 Accession Number: HOBJ0244

Description

Three unidentified Japanese children wearing the traditional costume of kimono with obi. The two older girls are wearing decorative headpieces. All three are wearing make-up, and each is displaying one foot in a tabi sock (two-toed). They are on stage in a large hall, taking part in a performance for officers of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and their wives.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0244
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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