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Miyako-Odori dancing group in Kyoto

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Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographer unknown. Miyako-Odori dancing group in Kyoto. 1880s. Three-part, hand-colored albumen print panorama. 18,5 x 71,5 cm. With caption in the negative in lower margin; two prints numbered in the negative.

This hand-colored panorama presents a formal portrait of the Miyako-Odori, Kyoto’s celebrated annual spring dance performed by geiko and maiko of the Gion district since 1872. Composed of three seamlessly joined albumen prints, the image captures a staged performance in full regalia, with rows of dancers and musicians arranged in precise formation against an ornate folding screen. Likely intended for export during the late Meiji period, the photograph conveys both the stylized refinement of the Miyako Odori and the era’s growing interest in documenting traditional Japanese arts for an international audience. – A few small white spots, some creases and minor surface irregularities, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise with strong tones, fine hand-coloring, and in very good condition.