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Raimund von Stillfried
Daimyo Entering an Elaborate Palanquin, 1880 - 1920
About the object
A carefully staged photograph by the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried. A man, dressed in a ceremonial court costume, ascends a luxurious palanquin in the company of a multitude of kneeling men. The house in the background has been decorated with family crest on hanging lanterns.
