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Zushi (small portable shrine) of the female deity Benzaiten (originally the Hindu deity Saraswati), one of the Seven Lucky Deities. The exterior is covered with red paint or lacquer. Many of the objects originally carried in the deity's hands are…

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…

This print shows three women in the process of unwinding silk from cocoons and winding them in preparation for spinning.Turner has added the inscription "working in silk."

This print shows a group of women processing cocoons for silk. On the viewer's left is a rack containing four trays of silkworm cocoons. More cocoons are in a basket in front of the rack and in front of and next to the woman sitting in the back. The…

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

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."

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."

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.

This image shows a woman being carried in a kago (palanquin) by two men. The photographer (Kusakabe Kimbei?) has labelled the print, "C9I. Sedan Chair," and Turner has added the inscription, "Thus we travel over mountains in Japan."