"Hachiman Shrine"
Dateca. 1955
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions11 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (29.6 × 24.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum
Object numberPA1967.003.007
DescriptionA group of five women and five men exiting the Hachiman Shrine in Sasebo, Japan. Four of the women are in traditional Japanese dress. One woman is dressed traditionally in white and is wearing a large white square head dress. One other woman and all five men are in western dress. The tall shrine has a triangular top and is very ornate. Two large pillars frame the entrance to the shrine and hold up a long curved cross-piece with a rectangular medallion in the center. There are ten steps leading up to the entrance. The shrine is located in Higashinohama-cho, in Sasebo, Japan.The photographer is N. Tateishi.On View
Not on view
ca. 1950
ca. 1985
ca. 1955
ca. 1955
ca. 1955
ca. 1948
May 23, 1965