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The elaboration on background detail here contrasts to the expanse of unusual red color on the old woman’s kimono. The eye has to force itself to the crude little doll (held so lovingly) that considering the title perhaps brings memories of better times and lost youth.
Format is Dai Oban tate-e. Two pieces archival paper tape reverse top margin,
| AKA | Souvenirs d'Autrefois, Japon; Memories of the Past |
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| Date of Creation | |
| Publisher | self-published |
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| Condition | |
| Signature | Signed in pencil in lower margin and Sparrow seal |
| Numbered | 123/ 350 |
| Dimensions | 11.8"x15.4" + margins |
| Reference | Wikiart; artelino 44948; Miles, plate 78 |
