Bathing suit 1932 Ishii Hakutei 1882-1948 Japan ( color woodcut on paper )


Publisher of the Japanese prints Nakamura Hangsha As in Europe and America, women were pushing back old boundaries, forging a new model of the ‘modern girl’. Alongside optimism, there was also a prevailing sense of nostalgia, fed by feelings of uncertainty. In this era of vast change, the past was glorified as an ideal.


Size: 3144px × 4880px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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