1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 This is an original 1871

This is an original 1871 monochrome in-text wood engraving of the interior of a children's play room and nursery inside a day care center that was located on the East End of London

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It is visible on this digital copy

and the national folk costumes from Vika and Orsa

1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 This is an original 1871This is an original 1859 black and white wood engraving of an early anthropological portrait of the "Japanese male and female" originally produced to inform English audiences. This sort of dehumanizing nature was common among European visitors to Japan in the 1800's. Had more information been provided it would have been noted that these were a man and woman of samurai standing in the Edo Period's complex social structure. CONDITION This 152+ year old