Practicing traditional songs

Practicing traditional songs

A girl receives a singing lesson from a master who is accompanying her on a shamisen (three-stringed lute) in front of a tokonoma alcove decorated with flowers. Taking lessons of this sort was customary for the children of well-to-do families.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐1‐0]

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