Western-Style Couple Portrait by Kusakabe Kimbei, Meiji-era (1868–1912) meta-frame • Digitally restored for crisp

• Digitally restored for crisp tonal contrast and visual clarity

clad in dramatic costumes and ceremonial crowns

and ornate headdresses suggest roles of nobility—perhaps an empress and her attendant—depicted in one of the elaborate classical Chinese operas of the time

About the ArtworkPhotographed in northern Vietnam during the 1930s

Western-Style Couple Portrait by Kusakabe Kimbei, Meiji-era (1868–1912) meta-frame • Digitally restored for crispA high quality reproduction of an original hand colored photograph by Kusakabe Kimbei, featuring a Western couple in Meiji era Japan. Printed on archival paper for museum level presentation. Details: Museum quality fine art print on premium archival paper Faithful reproduction of an original Meiji era (18681912) hand colored photograph A genuine piece of visual history Available in multiple sizes to suit your space About the Artwork: An extraordinary