Cotton-spinning

Cotton-spinning

Two women loom cotton on a spinning wheel. The woman to the right has her sleeves tied with a string and wears a scarf over her head. She is spinning a wheel with her right hand and pulling the thread with her left hand. The cotton is placed on the tatami. A scroll hangs in the alcove to the rear.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐49‐0]

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000317602
  • Registered date
  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
  • Credit
  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Nagasaki University Library
  • Media size
  • 3072 × 2048 pixel
  • Resolution
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  • Deployment size
  • 3.75(MB)*
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