A brazier and a woman (photo by Wada Nyoei,Imado,Asakusa)

A brazier and a woman (photo by Wada Nyoei,Imado,Asakusa)

The woman has her hair in marumage style with a peony-shaped comb and seems to be wearing a black satin coat bearing her family crest. Her facial expression has the richness and depth of an older woman. A sense of warmth exudes from her shoulder line. This is a the posture of a wife of the merchant class.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐24‐0]

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  • ILEA000322138
  • Registered date
  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Nagasaki University Library
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  • 2048 × 3072 pixel
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  • 3.41(MB)*
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