Woman with child. Traditional Japanese clothing in 1920.

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Traditional Japan national costume. Japanese women`s clothing. Geisha, Maiko in antique kimono.
Japanese woman with child

Japanese woman with doll or children.

Traditional Japanese clothing and hairstyle on postcard from c. 1920th.

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