Japanese prostitutes

Title
Japanese prostitutes
Creator
G R Lambert & Company
Year/Period
1890s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Object size: 20 x 27.2 cm
Accession No.
2006-01793
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

By the end of the 19th century, a small merchant Japanese community had settled in Singapore and Malaya, with a significant number of female Japanese engaged in prostitution up till World War One.

 

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