In this dramatized studio scene, a Japanese woman in kimono ostensibly walks in the rain holding on to her paper umbrella as the wind blows up the hem of her kimono.
She is wearing geta and her hair is done in a traditional manner.
The photographer has made sure that nobody can doubt the country: his backdrop shows Mount Fuji.
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Duits, Kjeld (). 1890s: Woman in the Rain, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on June 16, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/211/woman-in-the-rain
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