Woman in Kimono with Parasol, Antique Cyanotype, late 19th/early 20th c. bottle shaped vase I could not resist this

I could not resist this old wooden wheel

5" tall x 6 7/8 widest

The body and wings feature incised / pressed textural feather details

which would produce a whole line of military and fraternal swords

Photos don’t convey the sense of aged warmth of the grey board to which the watercolor is mounted

Woman in Kimono with Parasol, Antique Cyanotype, late 19th/early 20th c. bottle shaped vase I could not resist thisPerhaps 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