Harvesting tea leaves

Harvesting tea leaves

Pitts Theology Library

1875 - 1895

This image shows a group of women harvesting tea on a farm. Turner has added the inscription "Most Japanese tea is shipped to the United States," and the photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei)? has labelled the print "Picking tea leaves."

This item is from the Emory University Libraries Collection and has been made available to the Emory Community for teaching purposes. Reproduction, distribution, public display, or other reuse of this item beyond a fair use as codified in section 107 of the US Copyright Law is at your own risk. It is your sole responsibility to investigate the copyright status of this item for any additional use and obtain permission when needed.

Japan; Camellia sinensis (species); tea harvesting

color prints (photographs)