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- Cherry blossom festival in full swing
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Group of farmers tending to their crops
- Date Created
- 1909
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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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- 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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- A husband and wife dining
- Date Created
- 1909
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- Men practicing Kendo
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The men here are depicted in full Kendo gear. Their armor and swords are designed to be used in practice against one another without causing harm. However, the mat/stage upon which the main subject of the picture stands could not serve as a ground to hold a Kendo match, as it is much too small.
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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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- 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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- Rural farmer
- Date Created
- 1909
- Description
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The man in this picture is wearing a straw raincoat, as well as the other traditional attire of a rural farmer. In his left hand, he holds a plant and what looks like a hoe. The other hand is carrying a container.
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- 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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- Rural worker carrying his tools
- Date Created
- 1909