Vers 1880-1890. D'après un album de 101 photographies coloriées à la main : "Views and costums of Japan" édité à Yokohama.. Ces femmes se faisaient tatouer les lèvres, les bras et quelque fois le front, afin de se protéger des démons de la maladie.

Location:

Guimet Museum

About the author(s)

Author:

Andersen Stillfried

Author:

Felice Beato

Born:

1825

Dead:

1904

Author:

H. Andersen

Also known as:

Author of The improvisatore,

Born:

2nd Apr, 1805

Dead:

4th Aug, 1875

Country:

Danemark

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Hans Christian Andersen (/ˈhɑːnz ˈkrɪstʃən ˈændərsən/; Danish: [hans kʰʁæsd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩]; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish or "fairy-tales" in English, express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy… Read more...