C. 1920s Striking Real Photo Postcard of a Geisha antique British checkers set My photos aren't great but

My photos aren't great but It should be noted that the graphite on these drawings is a bit faint and so they very much reward close looking

M at lower right

Late 19th century I would think

) Held together at the center with a wood handle

C. 1920s Striking Real Photo Postcard of a Geisha antique British checkers set My photos aren't great butWith her white painted face, I believe this real photo postcard captures a kabuki actress playing a geisha, late 1910s early 1920s. I find the image really striking, between her side cast gaze, the manner in which she holds the sleeve of her kimono stretched before her like a mask, the pattern of the textile itself, and the plain, seams showing context in which photographed, perhaps at the corner of a stage. Gorgeously rich tonal range and black