Women waiting for their turn

This hairstyle, called tenjinmage, was popular from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period. The hair is arranged in an ordinary fashion, and the style of dress suggests that the women are novice workers beginning to learn their trade.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐9‐0]