Man in rickshaw drawn by Asian man

carte de visite

PHOTOGRAPHS
Susuki
JAPAN; Yokohama
paper
2-1/2 x 4-1/8 in.

Carte de visite, albumen print mounted on white card with rounded corners; western man in rickshaw (shortened form of "jinrikisha", popularized by Kipling, from Japanese "jin" (a man), "riki" (power) and "sha" (carriage) drawn by Asian man; printed on back "SUSUKI,/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ HONCHO DORI/ YOKOHAMA/ JAPAN".


2002.99.9

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