108 year-old woman

108 year-old woman

Indicated Old Woman of 108 years in the picture. She sits splendidly on a cushion with a magnificent screen at her back. She may have lost her eyesight; she sits with her eyes closed. Her strong hands placed on her knees tells the story of this old woman.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐66‐0]

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