Sepia photograph colored with blue, yellow and purple shades representing a group of eleven Japanese men and women sitting on a mat and standing, holding musical instruments, fans, and pipes. They are photographed against a background with trees. The photograph is placed in the center of an album page decorated with a gold-leaf frame, colorful dots, and an inscription.
Group scene with eight Japanese men dancing, smoking, and drinking, being entertained by three geisha. Plain studio backdrop. Portions of the image have been hand tinted in shades of blue. | Inscription: "A Pleasure Party" in ink in block letters by Charles Longfellow. | Notes: 1871-1873 as given in inscription for first item in album. This photograph, identified as Felice Beato's, appeared in Italo Zannier's "Verso Oriente" (Florence, 1986).
Archives Number: 1008.2/1.1-4#35
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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938