Practicing the koto and shamisen

Practicing the koto and shamisen

Three young women practice singing and playing instruments in a breezy corner room facing the garden. A woman plays the shamisen. The other sings, and the other plays the koto. By their side, a tobacco tray is placed, with a scroll hanging to their back. Near the ceiling hangs a picture, a calligraphy frame and a clock.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐11‐0]

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  • ILEA000318049
  • Registered date
  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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  • Nagasaki University Library / Kyodo News Images
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  • Nagasaki University Library
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  • 3072 × 2048 pixel
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  • 3.74(MB)*
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