Japanese Print "Seppuku Suicide" by Tomioka Eisen
Artist:Tomioka Eisen
Title:Seppuku Suicide
Date:Ca. 1900 - 1910s.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
It looks like the grandmother/mother-in-law is either consoling or ask the wife of the dead officer to control herself. They have obviously just received the death message of the husband.