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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 lantern maker and his family plying their trade
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A man and five women dining
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The gathered group of people appear to be eating either Udon or Soba noodles. The gender ratio is somewhat perplexing, but can most likely be attributed to the artificial nature of the picture.
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- A portrait of a young woman
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- Doctor attending to a sick woman
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- 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 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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- 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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- Rickshaw driver picking up two clients
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- Shamisen crafter with a customer
- Date Created
- 1909
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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 men carrying a woman in a palanquin
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Three people bathing
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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Communal bathing was not uncommon during the early 20th century. It was often done together as a family, especially in the countryside.
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- Three women bathing
- Date Created
- 1909
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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.
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- Two traveling female performers
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The woman on the left is carrying a Shamisen, while the woman on the right is holding a Kokyu.
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- Two women and a child siting below Sakura Trees
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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A small Gazebo structure appears behind the women.