Girls having afternoon tea

Girls having afternoon tea

The caption reads lunch in the afternoon in English, but this is a photo of snack time. Four girls sit around a long brazier, smoking a pipe, pouring and drinking tea, and reading. Rice cakes are placed in the center with a shamisen (three-stringed instrument) hanging on the wall.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐34‐0]

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  • ILEA000317588
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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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