Women playing musical instruments with bare shoulder

Women playing musical instruments with bare shoulder

Women playing instruments in Katahada style in front of a screen. The woman to the right hits drums, and the two women in the center play the shamisen. The woman to the left has her legs to the front and has her chin on her arm. In front of them are sake bottles and tea cups.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:[R. Stillfried], (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number27‐19‐0]

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  • ILEA000318579
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  • 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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