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That's my first thought as well, but the picture could have been a kanji (or just straight Japanese) typewriter, which is similar enough to a Chinese typewriter
by wholien 9y ago
That's my first thought as well, but the picture could have been a kanji (or just straight Japanese) typewriter, which is similar enough to a Chinese typewriter that it makes sense to use the image. But with that in mind, the caption does not make sense. The author or whoever inserted images probably did not know the woman was Japanese.
- GrumpyNl 9y agoGoogle is your friend ;) https://www.google.nl/search?q=chinese+typewriter&safe=off&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc497x9qbWAhWLfFAKHYelBowQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=928#imgrc=mmJHxtbnJossyM https://www.google.nl/search?q=chinese+typewriter&safe=off&d...:
- fhood 9y ago....maybe....we hope....privacy issues notwithstanding.
- zokier 9y agoThe author probably knew that she was Japanese considering that he wrote the book about the subject matter, although the picture might have been captioned by some editor. I'd suspect that it is the same image that appears on his book in chapter called "Controlling the Kanjisphere", so I guess it covers japanese typewriters: https://books.google.com/books?id=UTIxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=5.2+Photograph+of+Japanese+typist+Kay+Tsuchiya,+1937+(author%E2%80%99s+personal+collection)&source=bl&ots=gyhLoLerhD&sig=k-aelmjMbFrGDIN3_3IVJvW6Fw4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix8sipsafWAhWlIJoKHXIsCuwQ6AEINTAF#v=onepage&q=5.2%20Photograph%20of%20Japanese%20typist%20Kay%20Tsuchiya%2C%201937%20(author%E2%80%99s%20personal%20collection)&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=UTIxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207&lpg=...