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- A bridge spanning a small river in the Japanese countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A charm to protect against fire
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The charm was created to protect the bearer from fire. On the marker, it says Jadaiji temple, which may be the Jindaiji temple in Tokyo.
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- A group of monks under a large Buddhist statue
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A hotel in the Japanese countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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In the upper left hand section of the picture, there is a black X inscribed on the picture. This was probably done by the original collector to identify which room (s)he stayed in.
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- A husband and wife dining
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A large house in the countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A pond full of fish
- Date Created
- 1909
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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.
- Title
- A river flowing in a valley in the countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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In the background you can barely see a road curving through the valley, supposedly behind at Miyanoshita.
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- A river in the countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
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- A riverboat with passengers
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- A riverboat with passengers and workers
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- A rural Samurai
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The Samurai in this picture is wearing a straw raincoat in addition to his swords and clothing.
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- A view of Yokohama
- Date Created
- 1909
- Title
- 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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- An estate in the Japanese countryside
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Bookmark from Kasuga Shrine in Nara
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Bridge in rural Japan
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Bridge spanning a slow moving river
- Date Created
- 1909
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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.