Elephantiasis

c. 1870s

Unknown 19th Century

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a person standing upright, facing slightly to the side to reveal their right profile. They have short dark hair under a wide-brimmed hat and Asian facial features. The monochrome photo is damaged, making details hard to discern. The person wears minimal clothing, possibly shorts or a loincloth, with their legs covered, possibly with fabric or bandaging. The background is textured with a blue overlay, typical of an aged print. Handwritten notes mention the location as Yokohama, Japan, and reference anthropological context and "elephantiasis."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cyanotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 13 x 7.3 cm (5 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22 x 14 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.170.14.1

Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of a statue of a standing figure. The image shows a photograph rendered in cyanotype. The figure stands straight with one leg slightly bent at the knee, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and boots. The texture of the statue is rough. The image captures the full figure on a plain background.

Elephantiasis

Unknown 19th Century

1870

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

By unknown hand, in ink, upper left: Anthropologie; upper right: Japon; lower left: Japan Photographic Association / Yokohama, Japan; lower right: Elephantiasis / (nig. pap) .4.

Wikidata ID

Q64144508

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