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Lot 202

RPPC Four Oriental Women with Bound Feet Outside Building

Estimate: $50 - $1,000
Starting Bid
$10

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Real photo postcard showing four women standing outside a building entrance, photographed in bright sunlight. One displays her small bound feet. THe other sapprsr to as well but their clotoing shadows her feet. The reverse is largely obscured by pinkalbum paper residue, with only partial postcard printing and small pencil notes visible. The four women stand in a row near a brick doorway and a plastered exterior wall. Each wears a long skirt or dress with an apron-like outer layer, and several have dark head coverings. One clearly shos hwe smapll bound feet. the others appear to as well but clothing shades their feet. The strong sun creates hard-edged shadows on the ground and along the wall, accentuating the doorway recess and the uneven plaster surface. The woman at far right stands near a window opening with a dark frame or shutter, while the others cluster closer to the brick door surround. The photograph has a simple documentary feel, with no studio backdrop and a direct frontal viewpoint. On the reverse, the standard postcard design is visible only in fragments due to the painted-over area, but a faint “PEACE POSTAGE” marking can be seen near the upper right, and penciled notations remain at the top edge and lower margin. The reverse reads: PEACE POSTAGE stamp box ca 1918-1920. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ef; 13700; 30/02/11; Eb; souvenir.

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