Japanese Showa School Class Trip Photograph Vtg Todaiji Temple Nara Sepia PH140 kebiki Thriving business

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This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features calligraphy in black ink

8 cm long x 11 cm wide x wide

The handles on the side are carved in a simple wave design and there are metal rivets holding the sides together

ladle (Hishaku): 5 cm cup wide x 34 cm long

Japanese Showa School Class Trip Photograph Vtg Todaiji Temple Nara Sepia PH140 kebiki Thriving businessVintage Japanese School Class Trip Photograph This is an original vintage early Showa Era photograph of a class of students in a sepia tone. The boys wear military uniforms (they were likely expected to enslist and were also given military education), while the girls wear traditional sailor fuku school uniforms. The teachers all wear suits. They are posed in front of the Nandaimon Gate outside of the famous Todaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture. Sepia