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Ohaguro

Title

Ohaguro

Creator

Russel Wong

Year/Period

2011

Region

Kyoto, Japan

Object Type

digital photographic prints, digital fine art prints

Material

ink, rag paper

Technique

photographic processes, printing (process)

Dimension

Image size: 38.0 x 25.0 cm,
Frame size: 54.0 x 41.3 cm,
Image size: 35.6 x 23.0 cm

Accession No.

2021-01135

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Russel Wong

OhaguroHigashiyama ward, Kyoto, 2011Archival pigment print on photo ragOhaguro, or teeth blackening with kanemizu solution, is an old Japanese practice that signifies a coming of age. Here, Geiko Sayaka is seen sporting an Ohaguro during her Erikae ceremony.