Cotton-spinning

Cotton-spinning

A woman sitting on a cushion on a veranda turns the spinning wheel with her right hand and looms cotton thread. To the left is a box containing cotton, and at the back is shoji (paper sliding doors)==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐42‐0]

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000317900
  • Registered date
  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
  • Credit
  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Nagasaki University Library
  • Media size
  • 2048 × 3072 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.53(MB)*
  • Special instruction
  • **The text may be generated by an automatic translation system**

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