An old man and girls playing go

An old man and girls playing go

An elderly man in a haori coat is enjoying a game of go with young women in this portrayal of everyday life. He is patting his forehead playfully and acknowledging defeat. The woman standing on the left with a fan in her hand and the woman playing go wear their hair in tenjin-mage style. The woman in the middle wears hers in toin style. The background setting is a second-story zashiki guest room with a handrail and torn paper sliding doors. The outside scene is a studio prop. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐20‐0]

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  • ILEA000319640
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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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