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Dashi (a cart decorated for a religious festival)
Dashi or festival float. Turner’s inscription: "An immense float or car drawn through the street on certain religious festivals."
Carp flags for Tango no sekku or Boys' Day
Koinobori (carp streamers), displayed during Boys’ Festival. Turner’s inscription, "Festival-for boys. In the month of May paper fish are hung up at the door of every home where there is a boy. The fish are presented by friends+ often one boy will…
Wayside resting place at Mukojima, Tokyo
An image of women at Mukojima, Toyko. They are sitting and standing around a table with what appears to be food and straw mats for sitting. A famous garden was established in Mukojima in the early 19th century, the Hyakkaen Gardens. The photographer…
Group portrait of Ainu, Ezo (modern Hokkaido)
An image of a group of Ainu people from the island of Ezo, later renamed Hokkaido. Turner has added the inscription, "These are Ainos or Ainus-the aborigines of the Japanese islands. There are now about 17000 of them all living in the northern…
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).
Wrestlers posing in a dohyô (Sumô ring)
Two rikishi or professional sumô wrestlers posed as if in a dohyô (sumô ring) marked out by bales of rice straw. Turner has added the inscription, "Wrestlers in regulation costume. Wresting is the traditional sport in Japan. But they do it in a very…
Japanese family travelling
An image of a family posing as if they were setting out on a journey. The father is carrying one of the children and the family's luggage using a pole to balance the two baskets. The mother is carrying a baby on her back. The photographer (Kusakabe…
Acrobats performing
A group of acrobats performing to a drum being played by an adult. Turner has added the inscription, "Street acrobats."
Woman weaving on a two shaft loom
A woman weaving silk on a two shaft pedal loom Turner has added the inscription, "Beautiful paterns [sic] of silk are made on a loom like this. One of the marvels of Japanese industrial art is the simplicity and paucity of their tools."
Spinning Silk
The woman on the right is operating a semi-automatic spinning wheel. The man on the left is sitting operating a smaller version of the same machine. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labeled the print "Spining silk," and Turner has added the…