Fierce Looking Woman with Fierce Looking Dog, 1890s Photograph japanese shunga print 1872 at lower left--so perhaps

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

and as a huge fan of MIT press

and one which appears to have been used many many times

who turned out to be a bird and held her captive

by folding then cutting--usually described as valentines

Fierce Looking Woman with Fierce Looking Dog, 1890s Photograph japanese shunga print 1872 at lower left--so perhapsWhat 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