"Transvestite Man In Japanese Kimono Very Large Photo 84x58 Cm! Ramus Grenoble 1912 Pierre Loti"
E. RAMUS - Grenoble 1912.Man in traditional Japanese Kimono, umbrella and fan.
Very large original photograph, silver print, background colored blue, signed lower right in pencil "E. Ramus - Grenoble 1912", mounted on old thick cardboard.
Dimensions of the photograph: 840 x 580 mm !
Edges of the photo rubbed by an old frame, small retouching of gouache on the right hand, very nice copy otherwise.
Photograph of a very unusual format for the time, representing a man with a strange resemblance to Pierre Loti, disguised in a traditional Japanese Kimono, with a fan and a large paper umbrella, oboko on his feet (traditional Japanese sandals intended for geishas).
We couldn't find any information about the photographer.
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