Costumes of Japan, 1800s. A whale-meat seller with yoke and baskets, parasol, knife and balance 1, civil officer with katana (sword) 2, woman in kimono and obi, kanzashi (hairpins) in her hair carrying a child on her back 3,4, and man pounding mochi (rice) with wooden mallet and mortar 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1813. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

Costumes of Japan, 1800s. A whale-meat seller with yoke and baskets, parasol, knife and balance 1, civil officer with katana (sword) 2, woman in kimono and obi, kanzashi (hairpins) in her hair carrying a child on her back 3,4, and man pounding mochi (rice) with wooden mallet and mortar 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1813. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. Stock Photo
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Florilegius / Alamy Stock Photo

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7130 x 4835 px | 60.4 x 40.9 cm | 23.8 x 16.1 inches | 300dpi

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10 August 2023

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