The image shows a woman seated on the floor in a kneeling position. She is captured from the waist up. The woman has smooth facial features, dark hair styled neatly, and is dressed in a traditional striped kimono with an obi tied at the back. In her hands, she holds a piece of paper with calligraphy. Surrounding her are several wooden lacquered boxes of varying sizes. In the background, there is a decorative screen with painted fans and parts of a wooden cabinet. The setting is indoors, and the floor is covered with a woven mat.
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Writing Letter

British 19th Century

c. 1880

Medium
albumen silver print with applied color
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 26.3 × 20.7 cm (10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.) ; mount: 29.9 × 23.2 cm (11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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