A woman playing the shamisen

A woman playing the shamisen

An oval-faced woman is sitting on a carpet, plucking a shamisen lute. An iron kettle is on a heater. A small tea cup cabinet is visible behind. The photograph almost echoes with the sound of her love ballad.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number58‐28‐2]

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  • ILEA000320219
  • 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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  • 2048 × 3072 pixel
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  • 3.55(MB)*
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