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Japanese Singers

Felice Beatoabout 1868

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A group of men and women sit around a brazier with a tea kettle on top. A woman plays a shamisen, while others in the group clap. One man holds an open fan in his lap, another is heavily tattooed on his upper body.

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  • Title: Japanese Singers
  • Creator: Felice Beato
  • Date Created: about 1868
  • Location Created: Yokohama, Japan
  • Physical Dimensions: 18 × 23.7 cm (7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Hand-colored albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2007.26.196
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
  • Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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