Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette blueprints Hand-done in rich red ink

Hand-done in rich red ink on an unmarked back

The tradition of Semamori began as a Japanese folk custom in the Edo period

Smaller ship: paper size 8" x 10

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Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette blueprints Hand-done in rich red inkFrom the same Rockport, MA collection as the painted tintype I just listed (and the other photos I've listed today too), a smiling photo statuette of a pretty young woman, c. 1950s I believe. I find the effect of transforming a photograph into a statuette such a curious thing like a doll, to be moved around, ready to be dropped into different scenarios which in this case seems precisely right, as one imagines this young woman's future had yet to be