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A samurai warrior and his servant

This is one of the photographs in the album by Kashima Seibei. Although the English caption reads Samurai and Servant, this is a staged photograph of a samurai in official clothes. The child is pretending to be his servant. It looks very artificial.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐18‐0]

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A samurai warrior wearing hakama trousers

This is a photograph from an album by Farsari & Co. Entitled SAMURAI, it was staged with a man wearing a kamishimo vest and hakama trousers. He carries a samurai's big and small swords and holds a fan in his hand. The scene is altogether artificial.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐60‐0]

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Samurai warriors

This photograph of two samurai comes from the album Views & Costumes by Stillfried & Andersen. The backdrop belongs to Stillfried's studio. Both samurai are wearing official hakama trousers and vests with family crests. The man on the left is wearing high geta clogs for rainy weather.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐70‐0]

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A samurai warrior

This is the same as photograph #3084 but comes from the 1876 album of Stillfried. A comparison of the two photographs reveals that the hakama trousers are green in 3084 and red in this photograph, while the kimono is red in 3084 but purple in this one. It is interesting to see the differences in colouring.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number76‐21‐0]

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A samurai warrior in travelling gear

This is one of the loose photographs from a Yokohama album. It shows a samurai in travelling clothes but seems to have been staged with the help of a Kabuki actor. The man is wearing too many layers of kimono to be a traveller.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐41‐0]

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A samurai warrior

This is a studio photograph of a samurai wearing a haori jacket (with a family crest) and hakama pants. Japan 1881 is penciled in. The backdrop suggests that it is from the Stillfried album. The samurai may be holding an imitation wooden sword. He also has a fan in his hand. On the back of the photograph is a photograph of Alexandria by Felix Bonfils.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐6‐0]

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Painting of a tycoon and his wife

A portrait of the shogun in formal attire wearing eboshi (head gear worn by nobles in court dress) and kariginu (silk garment worn traditionally by nobles or court officials) and his wife wearing a long overgarment and hair done in Japanese style.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐44‐0]