Details
Creator Keeler, F. S. (Francis S.), photographer.
Title [Full-length group portrait of Imperial Japanese Troupe members Denkichi, Sentarō, Yonekichi, and Rinzō Hamaikari] [graphic] / F. S. Keeler, S. E. cor. Eighth & Market Sts., Philadelphia.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1867
Date [ca. 1867]
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 6 x 10 cm (2.5 x 4 in.) (carte de visite format)
Description Full-length group portrait depicting the Hamaikari family, who were members of the Imperial Japanese Troupe. From left to right, shows brothers Denkichi, Sentarō, Yonekichi, and their father Rinzō Hamaikari. Denkichi and Rinzō wear chonmage hairstyles, which are shaved in the front with a top knot. They are attired in kimonos and sandals and carry swords in scabbards at their waist. Sentarō and Yonekichi wear their hair in top knots and are attired in long-sleeved shirts, striped pants, and sandals. Denkichi and Rinzō sit in wooden chairs, while Yonekichi stands with his right arm on Sentarō’s shoulder, who is seated on a small wooden stool and looks down. In the background is a backdrop with a column and a two-handled urn. Richard Risley Carlisle (1814-1874), known as Professor Risley, assembled and managed a group of eighteen Japanese acrobats and musicians from Yokohama, Japan called the Imperial Japanese Troupe. They toured America in 1867, performing in Philadelphia in March. They then travelled to Europe, including Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain. Rinzō Hamaikari played the flute and his sons were acrobats.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content and active dates of photographer at address in his imprint.
Photographer's imprint printed on verso.
Subject Hamaikari, Denkichi -- Portraits.
Hamaikari, Rinzō -- Portraits.
Hamaikari, Sentarō -- Portraits.
Hamaikari, Yonekichi -- Portraits.
Imperial Japanese Troupe.
Acrobats -- Japanese.
Backdrops.
Boys -- Japanese.
Japanese.
Kimonos.
Men -- Japanese.
Musicians -- Japanese.
AAPI.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870.
Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv portraits - photographer - Keeler [P.9573.36]
Accession number P.9573.36