Women at factory in Ōmori refashioning and cleaning stone from kofu prefecture into artificial rubies for factory and decorative use. Occupation authorities praised Japanese handicraft for exactitude (in actuality, women's skills) in making the artificial rubies appear real. Dec. 16, 1947.

From: Tennō Heika: zail gojūnen (50 Years of His Majesty the Emperor). Nagoya: Chūnichi Shinbin Honsha, 1976.