Maid in Japan : with her legs over a charcoal burner

A Japanese woman in traditional garb keeps warm by having her legs over a charcoal burner and then covering them with a quilt while looking at playing cards.

Publication date: 1938-01-16

Size: 16 x 17 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Japan

Subject(s):

• Quilts--1930-1940
• Women--Clothing & dress--Japan--1930-1940
• Playing cards--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (January 16, 1938), p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Sheba, Kimpei

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)