Blind man blowing a fife

Blind man blowing a fife

1875 - 1895

color prints (photographs)

Japan; physically handicapped; blind (people)

A blind man blows a fife to advertise his services as a masseur for people suffering from rheumatism. He is shown using a walking cane and posed against a staged background of plants.

Pitts Theology Library

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