Back of photo 1938 "Bubruska"?

[seemex]

The written word looks like a name. Maybe "Bubruska" ?? The photo is of a woman seated with the date 10/4/1938. I scanned to .jpg
Any help appreciated. Photo could have been from the orient.
Thanks,
Brian

[Ruskie]

Unusual pose - looks like she holding something in her closed left hand and a handkerchief in her right. Clutch purse on her lap?

She looks young - maybe a "coming out" photo?

Do you know who she is? Why do you think it may have been taken in the Orient?

I can't make much sense of the word I'm afraid. I keep thinking of "Babushka" - the Russian word for grandmother, though I'm not sure that is what the word says, as some of the letters don't tally. This would only make sense if the word was written years later when the sitter was a grandmother. Do you have Russian ancestry?

Is the date written in the same hand as the mystery word?

[youngtug]

Babushka would be Russian for grandmother, although it's written in English. She doesn't seem to fit the part though
It may be another word, I cannot make it out completely.

[seemex]

My family were British but a couple of generations were born in Hong Kong and Kowloon, then later moved to Shanghai. There are Russians in the family by marriage...one name is Malysheff and the other Levitzky. The date looks like it was done later. Here's the full back side. I had trouble getting the file size down to the limit...sorry. Maybe as you say....it was someone's grandmother? Also, the chair style doesn't look super old....and seems to have a rope or sisal woven seat.
Another possibility might be something Malayan...I found a word "Bubucara" a dessert, but could be a name I guess. My GF spent time in KL, but no idea who the person is

[fanny-gas-light]

Hello everyone.
Not sure what the name says yet but i think the article on her lap is a book maybe a hymn book or similar, it seems to have a white cover on it.
 She does seem dressed for hot weather in her summer dress and looks very pretty.
There seems to be a tartan or plaid covering behind and under the chair which to me seems rather cut down or its my eyes. And ornate walls behind her or screens?

[Ruskie]

The mystery deepens.

Yes, that could be a prayer book on her lap. Does the handkerchief hold any significance related to a religious kind of ceremony? 

Of course the girl may not be a family member - perhaps she was the daughter of a friend or relative who proudly distributed photos of a special occasion to those who knew her? 

[youngtug]

To me it looks like babushca.
There were lots of Russians in Shangai after 1917,  including some from an earlier settlement in China,

[seemex]

The more I look now....I'm seeing "Bubushka" or "Bubushca" and the connotation of grandmother could make sense I suppose. Thanks to everyone....now I'll see if I can ID her. I found the photo in with other family pictures and when I saw it, her left looked almost artificial. I didn't initially see the small written name, just the date. Scanning made it clearer.

[Ruskie]

Working back from the year 1938, presuming that is when the photo was taken rather than some kind of photographers identification mark, if we can estimate her age, it may give you something to go on if you are chasing up relatives.

She has a big bow in her hair, which is an indication that she is young. I am not sure if the short hair is relevant in the late 30s, but I think in some eras young girls wore their hair long and when they reached a certain age it was ok for them to cut it short. She could be anything from 16 to early 20s, but I think the bow means that she is in the younger range, so a birth around 1922 perhaps?