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- Buddhist temple guardian statue
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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These statues were though to ward off evil spirits and ensure the safety of the temple. In the very forefront of the picture you can see a man kneeling before the statue and box in front of it.
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- Cherry blossom festival
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Cherry blossom festival in full swing
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Doctor attending to a sick woman
- Date Created
- 1909
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- 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
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- Entrance to a rural shrine
- Date Created
- 1909
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- 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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- Farmer traveling on a country road
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Farmers collecting their harvest
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It appears the people in this picture are all part of the same family. In the picture you can see three generations of the family working together on the harvest.
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- Farmers planting their crop
- Date Created
- 1909
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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 monks posing
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Flowers
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Four women picking plants
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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It looks like the women are picking tea leaves. Less labor intensive then traditional rice farming, but still a difficult job.
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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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- Group of farmers tending to their crops
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Group of men with Shamisen and sake
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The second man from the left is playing a Shamisen, while the second man from the right is drinking sake. The two others are posing for the music.
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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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- Japanese estate grounds
- Date Created
- 1909