A highly coloured photograph. A group of female figures wearing traditional kimonos and Japanese hair pieces are arranged in a line. Several are holding a rope with a loop in it - a Japanese rope game. A small box is on the floor in the middle of the room with a small dish resting on it. Two female figures are stood in the background of the photograph watching the rope game.
#LibraryTreasures We recently stumbled upon an album by Kusakabe Kimbei who trained as a photo-colourist and founded a studio in Yokohama in 1881. Ref - MS 4460 2013/028, AF 952.03 #LibraryofBham