Yōshū Chikanobu, two ladies in waiting of Chiyoda Castle sparring with naginata (detail), 1895
Chikanobu · Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Castle: Sword Practice (detail), 1895 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art (JP3555), public domain

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