Real photo postcard showing a close-up photograph titled in-image “The small foot,” with the number “120” printed at the right edge. The image is a close-up showing a woman's foot disfigured by binding since youth. The reverse is blank, with a pencil date and code note visible near the lower margin.
The photograph tightly frames a noriental womans disfigured, bound foot and toes, presented in close detail against a soft, blurred background. The toes are curled and compressed, and the skin surface shows heavy texture and shadowing, with darker tonal areas around the nails and joints. A person’s fingers enter the frame from the right, pressing or holding the foot in position, indicating the pose is being arranged for the camera. The lighting is direct and contrasty, emphasizing contours and the rounded mass of the foot while leaving the background indistinct. The caption “The small foot” is printed along the lower edge of the image area, and the numeral “120” appears near the right border. The postcard is presented as a photographic study rather than a scenic view, focusing on anatomy and scale through the close crop and the visible hand. On the reverse, there is no postcard back printing or message text, but a pencil note reads as a date and code.
The front bears the printed text: The small foot; 120. Handwritten inscriptions read: 3/29/15.
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