Medium format photo of Boy and Kite Hand-coloured albumen print
[Japan] Scarce image of a young boy, wearing a happi and holding the strings of a large, traditional, painted, Japanese paper kite. At his feet is a long ball of string that is connected to the kite. Early photos of such Japanese kites seldom appear these days.
Photographer unknown. c1890.
Photo itself 13.8 x 9.3cm.
In very good condition with minor age wear and a few marks. Mounted on card and has been removed from an album. nb36060002
