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- A group of female performers
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The woman on the right is holding a Shamisen, while the other women strike poses.
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- A public park
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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What appears to be the entrance to a public park. If you look closely, you can detect the mixing of cultures. Some men wear the traditional robe, but also don a western hat.
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- An elderly man getting his hair styled
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It looks as if the man is getting his hair pulled back into the traditional Samurai hairstyle of the top knot (Chonmage).
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- Cherry blossom festival
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Cherry blossom festival in full swing
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- Elderly man with a bow
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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An elderly man is posing in a clan kimono with a "Yumi" (Bow) in his left hand. The bareness of his left arm suggests that the man is a practitioner of "Kyudo" (Japanese Zen Archery).
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- Employees outside a tea house
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- Fan crafter with a customer
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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There are two main types of fans in this man's shop. The folding fan - known as the "Sensu," and the hand fan - known as the "Uchiwa."
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- Female musician with koto and Ōtsuzumi
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The instrument leaning against the wall behind the woman is a Koto. The drum she is holding and the one laying on the floor next to her are Ōtsuzumi.
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- Five women on a bench
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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Five women, dressed in elegant kimono's, sit astride a wooden bench. The picture is hand colored.
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- Four women preparing a meal
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The four women are engaged in various tasks. The woman on the farthest left is grinding something within her bowl, while the woman to her right is dicing a radish. The two women on the right are tending a fire.
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- Groups of people eating lakeside
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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A group of women are eating together by a lake. A group of men are in the background, and appear to be eating as well.
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- Priest holding a religious accoutrement
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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A man dressed in highly formal attire, holding what appears to be some form of altar in between his hands. The long sleeves and exaggerated hat suggest either a religious or upper class background.
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- Samurai bowing before their lord
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The important figure is stepping into a palanquin, about to be carried to his destination by his bodyguards.
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- Sandal shop owner with a customer
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The Japanese Sandal is known as a "Geta" and was the most common piece of footwear throughout most of Japan's history. Geta can have varying amount of pegs, or none at all. When they don't have pegs, they are sometimes known as "Zori."
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- Street vendor posing for a photo
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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A street vendor carrying his container over his shoulder. The threadbare nature of his clothing supports this conclusion. Japan's national flag is supported on the back end of his container, and a bell is dangling from his left hand.
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- Tea house with waitresses
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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Judging by the large quantity of women present in the building, this residence is most likely a tea-house or establishment catering to entertaining men.
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- Three children standing in a garden
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Two Sumo wrestlers locked in a grapple
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The under garment worn by Sumo Wrestlers is known as the "Mawashi".
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- Two female musicians
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The woman on the left is playing a Koto, while the woman on the right is playing a Shamisen.