70330-0001 - Japanese Girl with Paper Parasol Carrying her Baby Sister

1910s
Girl with Baby

Artist	Unknown
Publisher	Unknown
Medium	Postcard
Period	Meiji
Location	Outside
Image No.	70330-0001
Purchase	Digital File
Author	Kjeld Duits

A young girl holding a paper parasol and a chochin (lantern) is carrying her baby sister on her back.

In the back the thatched roof of a farm house can be seen, with a farmer sitting in front. As in other countries, rural Japanese children started helping with home and farm chores from a very young age.

Published November 20, 2008
Updated July 31, 2021 6:21 AM

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Duits, Kjeld (July 31, 2021). 1910s: Girl with Baby, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on October 26, 2025 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/307/girl-with-baby

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1910sGirl with Baby