Having a smoke
Because he has lost the sense of feeling in his hands, this man has to smoke cigarettes using tweezers to avoid burning himself.
1970, National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, Okayama, Japan.
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Because he has lost the sense of feeling in his hands, this man has to smoke cigarettes using tweezers to avoid burning himself.
| Title | Having a smoke |
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| Title(Original language) | 一服 |
| Year | 1970 |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, Okayama |
| Genre | Photography |
| Owner | National Hansen’s Disease Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Copyright | Kimiko Saito (wife) |
| Note | 知覚麻痺のため火傷を防ぐピンセットは、紙巻きタバコを吸うのに欠かせない。 |