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A woman holding an umbrella

The striped pattern of the kimono worn by this woman was popular during the Edo Period. She is holding a bangasa umbrella in her right hand. The sash she is wearing, called chuya-obi, was popular from the end of the Edo Period to the early years of Meiji.==Date:about 1864-1868, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐63‐0]

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Women holding umbrellas

The small umbrellas held by the women, called bangasa, were popular during the Edo Period. The collar of the kimono worn by the woman second from left is very colorful. The two women on the right are wearing plain kimono.==Date:about 1870, Place:unknown, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐59‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is a scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. The man is writing something on the finished umbrella. It was common practice to write the names of customers or shops on umbrellas.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐20‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is a scene in an umbrella workshop. The man seems to be repairing a bangasa, the umbrella popular among the common people during the Edo Period. He is checking to see if previous repair work was done properly.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐14‐0]

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Women holding umbrellas

The woman on the left is holding a bangasa umbrella and wearing a long kimono with a black collar. The girl on the right is wearing a haori half-coat with an apron. She is holding a small umbrella in her left hand and a flower hair pin in her right hand.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐42‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. The man is pasting sheets of fan-shaped paper called hiragami on the main frame. The boy on the right is applying shibu (persimmon tannin) to an umbrella.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐45‐0]

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Woman taking a walk

A maiko dancer is on the left; an older attendant is on the right. These women could be geiko entertainers since they are holding up the hem of their kimonos to reveal red undergarments. The woman on the right holding a bangasa (coarse oil-paper umbrella) also appears in photograph #4433.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐21‐0]

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A geta clog shop

A geta (wooden clogs) shop displays different types of clogs, straw sandals, and thongs. The shop owner is sitting on the right with his wife in the centre. The man on the left may be an apprentice. The shop also sells bangasa (coarse oil-paper umbrellas).==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐45‐0]

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A man and a woman covering their heads under the same unbrella

The man and woman take cover under a bangasa, an umbrella that was popular during the Edo Period. This is scene from a Japanese dance. The hand towels were also used as accessories and many had interesting designs printed on them.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐37‐0]

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Women holding umbrellas

Girls with beautiful kimono are standing with bangasa umbrellas. A large tree is visible in the background. Bangasa umbrellas became popular among the common people during the Edo Period and were used widely. Prior to the late-18th century, straw raincoats and sedge hats were used for protection from the rain.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐76‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. This is the stage at which the nokigami, is attached to the edge of the spokes to reinforce the outer edge of the umbrella.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number57‐1‐2]

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Girls holding umbrellas

The girls are holding bangasa umbrellas with bold letter designs. They are wearing adult-sized kimono that do not seem to fit them properly.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐86‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. The man is pasting a fan-shaped sheet of paper called hiragami to the main frame.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐11‐0]

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Geikos holding umbrellas

The bangasa umbrellas held by these dancers were commonly used during the Edo Period. There are letters written in bold on them. The hand towels over the dancers' shoulders were used along with the umbrellas during performances.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐34‐0]

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Making unbrellas

A scene of Japanese umbrellas drying. Japanese umbrellas were made by pasting Japanese paper on bamboo skeletons, coloring it and drawing designs and letters, and covering the surface with oil. These included janome (bull's eye design), bangasa (coarse oil-painted umbrella), daikokugasa etc. Demand was strong, as was the demand for repapering. and so there were at least one or more umbrella shops in each neighborhood.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐46‐0]