Antique Japanese Meiji Old Man Posed Portrait Photograph Kimono Black White PH49 jar and red with chirimen silk

and red with chirimen silk fabric

19 cm long x 8 cm wide x 23 cm tall

Some characters: 重砲兵 jyuhohei heavy artillery

It is coated with a faux stone-like coating to give it texture

Antique Japanese Meiji Old Man Posed Portrait Photograph Kimono Black White PH49 jar and red with chirimen silkAntique Japanese Old Man Portrait Photograph This is an antique Meiji Era portrait photograph of an old man in black in white. He is wearing a formal kimono and seated on a chair with a folding fan in his hand. It comes adhered to the original thick, decorative paper card. Black and white photograph Paper Kanji on front: Toyooka Town, Murao (photographer's name) Kanji on back: Meiji (year illegible), June, Horio Bunjiro (person's name), over 60 years