Woman in Kimono with Parasol, Antique Cyanotype, late 19th/early 20th c. Zimbabwe I am not certain the

I am not certain the origins of this piece

On the back one can see the outlines of where glue was applied to mount the drawings to the backings

And I find this drawing

It is especially nice displayed where it can be seen from 360 degrees

Woman in Kimono with Parasol, Antique Cyanotype, late 19th/early 20th c. Zimbabwe I am not certain thePerhaps this lovely woman was preparing to sit for James Whistler, who perhaps more than any other American painter helped to advance the "Japonisme" craze in the U. S. in the late 19th century, following its popularity first in Paris after the reopening of trade of Japan in 1858. This wonderful cyanotype does invite filling in a backstory, as our subject looks not entirely ready or eager to have have her photograph taken, and one might guess that the