Figure 1.-- Here we see a prosperous Japanese family in 1927. The father kiiks like an important imperial beaureacrat or business executive. He is impecially dressed in a Western suit and would have fitted in at a Government office or business board room anywhere in the West. Both children wear Western-styled school uniforms. The boy wears a cadet knee pants uniform. Note his shaved head. His sister wears a sailor-styled uniform. These were the two primary Japanese school styles. Mother in sharp contrast wears a traditional kimono. This dichotmy was very common at the time. The fatherand children wear Western dress and the mother dressed traditionally. The portrat had three sleeves with a message inside which would tell us something about the family. The leaves fold together. The studio was Y. Nakasato.
Here we see a prosperous Japanese family in 1927. The father kiiks like an important imperial beaureacrat or business executive. He is impecially dressed in a Western suit and would have fitted in at a Government office or business board room anywhere in the West. Both children wear Western-styled school uniforms. The boy wears a cadet knee pants uniform. Note his shaved head. His sister wears a sailor-styled uniform. These were the two primary Japanese school styles. Mother in sharp contrast wears a traditional kimono. This dichotmy was very common at the time. The fatherand children wear Western dress and the mother dressed traditionally. The portrat had three sleeves with a message inside which would tell us something about the family. The leaves fold together. The studio was Y. Nakasato.
