Straatartiest in Ginza, Tokyo, Ed van der Elsken, 1984

Title(s)

Straatartiest in Ginza, Tokyo
Dressed as a woman, heavy red lipstick - show-off in Ginza, Tokyo (original title on object)

Object type

• photograph

Object number

RP-F-2019-242-15-39

Inscriptions / marks

• title: ‘Dressed as a woman, heavy red lipstick - show-off in GINZA, TOKYO.’
• number: ‘J6-016 (J7-61)’
• inscription: ‘2./ TOKYO. In de Ginza-buurt. 1984./ page 84/ 91./ vintage print/ 1984/ TOKYO 1984/ by Ed van der Elsken’
• address: ‘Photo and Copyright/ Ed van der ELSKEN/ Zeevangszeedijk 4/ 1135 PZ Edam-Volendam/ HOLLAND’
• factory mark: ‘Agfa’

Artist

• Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object)
• printer: Ed van der Elsken (signed by artist)

Place

Tokyo

Dating

1984

Material

• baryta paper
• ink

Technique

gelatin silver print / pen

Measurements

height 207 mm × width 309 mm
height 238 mm × width 309 mm

What

• one person dancing alone
• man dressed as woman, travesty
• clown

Where

• Ginza

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Fund, the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its dedicated Photography and Video Fund and Dura Kunstfonds), BankGiro Lottery players, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Marque Joosten & Eduard Planting Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 18-Dec-2019

Copyright

@Ed van der Elsken

• De ontdekking van Japan, Ed van der Elsken, p. 26-27 Ratatouille Japonica