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A woman spins silk on a manual wheel in a posed studio picture. In the foreground are a mass of cotton wool, a tobacco pipe, and a smoking box. Turner has added the inscription "She layeth her hands to the spindle," a Biblical quotation (Proverbs…

A woman posed as if playing koto (zither). Behind her are three other stringed instruments. To the extreme right of the koto is an arrangement of tea ceremony utensils.
A flower arrangement and hanging scroll are in the background.

A group of women posed as if serving and eating a meal. Turner has added the inscriptions, "maid servant serving rice," and "Eating dinner."

This image shows four women playing different musical instruments: transverse flute, koto (zither), gekkin (circular lute), and shamisen (three-stringed instrument) In the background are other stringed instruments, a vase of flowers, and a hanging…

A group of kabuki actors perform a scene of seppuku (ritual suicide) . The man in white is in the role of the samurai about to slit open his abdomen, and the man behind him is his second, about to deliver a coup de grace. The other men are witnesses.…

A woman and two girls posing as mother and daughters setting up a family Hina-dan, the set of dolls displayed for Girls' Festival .Turner has added the inscription, "A doll festival."

Two men -- one dressed as a Shinto priest (left) and the other as a Buddhist monk (right) -- are engaged in a game of go. The photographer has labeled the print, "H13. Playing Checkers," and Turner has added the inscription, "A Shinto and Buddhist…

The scene shows a young man and women posing as a bride and groom with two older people as go-betweens. They are seated around low tables holding sake cups and an elaborate floral decoration. Behind them is a painted backdrop of a room interior, and…

This image is labelled "A conglomeration of views" by Turner, and appears to be a kind of collage of pieces from different prints. The number "126811" is printed in the bottom right corner.

Two men are swinging mattocks to harvest bamboo shoots. A third man is squatting on the ground and pointing. The photographer has labeled the print, "H52. Cutting Young Bamboo," and Turner has added the inscription, "The bamboo is one of the most…