Fierce Looking Woman with Fierce Looking Dog, 1890s Photograph japanese shunga print who turned out to be

who turned out to be a bird and held her captive

1872 at lower left--so perhaps done as something of a valentine to dear Minnie

(First photo is a composite of two views

and as a huge fan of MIT press

and one which appears to have been used many many times

Fierce Looking Woman with Fierce Looking Dog, 1890s Photograph japanese shunga print who turned out to beWhat a pair these two. She looks to me as if in complete control of her realm, and with a hundred plots in motion (I keep thinking of the matriarch on Peaky Blinders!), and this dog her loyal and fiercely protective companion, charged with keeping enemies at bay. A really terrific photo I think, down to the blur of the dogs face, lending an added ferocity to that gaze and bared teeth! With that studded collar just perfect. 5" x 4" and in excellent