Antique Photo / Class Portrait / Japanese / Dated 1921

Description

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This Japanese photo of a school class is dated on its front, as having been taken in March of Taisho 10 (1921), and was shot by Hasegawa photo studio of Shinkogai, Tokyo. The inscription also says that it's a graduating class. The scribbles on the back seem to be a child's kanji practice.
This image is in basically good condition. There are no tears or significant scratches, but there are some smudges and some age-spotting. The detail is good but the focus softens a little under magnification. The tones in the close-up sample photo are fairly close to those of the actual image.
The matting has several smudges, some age-spots, some stains, and wear at the edges and corners.
Image:
W7 9/16" (192mm) X H5 1/2" (141mm).
Matting:
W11 3/16" (284mm) X H8 13/16" (223mm) X D1/16" (2mm).
This item is set to ship via Air Mail, and should arrive within 7-14 days after being posted.
The postage charge shown for this listing applies to shipping anywhere in the world outside of Asia.
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