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Three women and a girl
This image is labeled "550 Geisha Girls" by the photographer. It is be a staged scene with three women, one of whom is cradling a child who is looking at a book. the woman to the left is in a similar pose, holding except instead of a child she is…
Todai-ji Temple Bell
Turner has added the inscription, "The great bell at Nara. It was cast in A.D. 732. Height 13 ft 6 in, Diameter 9 ft, Thickness 8.4 in." The photograph inserted at right shows two foreigners visiting a bell, to which he has added the inscription, "To…
Tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Okumiya (Inner Shrine) at Nikko Toshogu
This print shows the location of Tokugawa Ieyasu's grave (hôto, or jeweled stupa) within the Okumiya (Inner Shrine) at Nikkô Tôshôgû. The stupa built to enshrine him as a Shinto kami (deity) in 1617. The original pagoda was stone, rebuilt in…
Toy Cannon
Small stone carving of a cannon on a wheeled base. The axles of the wheels are made of wood or bamboo. It was probably made in China.
Toy shop
A shop selling a variety of children's toys. Visible in the scene are dolls, drums, swords, and rifles. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labelled the print, "D92. Toy Shop."
Two girls at writing practice
Two girls are sitting at desks, copying hiragana (native Japanese syllabary) characters. The elderly man posing as their teacher is sitting on the right is sitting in front of a desk on which are books and writing tools. Behind them are a painted…
Two women demonstrating the formal greeting bow
These two women are demonstrating a formal greeting in a staged scene against a painted backdrop. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labeled the print, "C29. Ceremony of Japanese.," and Turner has added the inscription, "friends meeting and…
Two women sharing a bed
Two women posed as sleeping in the same bed. They are sleeping on one futon mat underneath a padded kimono. Around them are furnishings suggestive of domesticity: a folding screen draped with clothing, a chest of drawers, lamp, etc. Turner has added…
Type image of elderly woman and man
An elderly man and woman Turner has labeled "Oba san" (grandmother, elder woman) "Oji san," (grandfather, elder man).
Vendor serving food from a portable kitchen
A street vendor serves food to a customer. Turner's inscription reads, "A kind of kitchen carried about the streets on the shoulder. It is a wonderful contrivance."