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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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- A bridge spanning a small river in the Japanese countryside
- 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.
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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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- Cherry blossom festival
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Doctor attending to a sick woman
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- Employees outside a tea house
- Date Created
- 1909
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- The entrance to a rural shrine
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Entrance to a rural shrine
- Date Created
- 1909
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- An estate in the Japanese countryside
- 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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- 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 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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- 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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- 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.