Title
Untitled
Creator
Year/Period
ca 1870s–1890s
Region
Indonesia - Yogyakarta
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 10.3 x 6.2 cm,
Object size: (Mount) 10.6 x 6.1 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Object size: (Mount) 10.6 x 6.1 x 0.1 cm,
Image size: 9.4 x 5.6 cm
Accession No.
2020-00157
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This carte de visite shows a seated nyonya (Peranakan woman) with a shawl draped over her baju panjang, which is worn with a batik sarong. Printed on the mounting board is the studio mark: Cephas, Photogr. Djokja.Kassian Cephas (1845–1912) opened his studio in Yogyakarta in 1872, becoming one of only a handful of Indonesian photographers at a time when the photography market was dominated by European firms. He produced portraits for both Javanese and European customers, and served as the court photographer for the Sultan of Yogyakarta. He was also patronised by Dutch institutional clients such as the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies.
