Entertaining guests

This photograph can be found on page 157 of the book Bakumatsu and Meiji in Photographs published by Sekai Bunka Sha. A story of hosts being hospitable to a formally dressed guest is created here. The hosts are preparing a meal using an earthenware mortar and serving the food in bowls.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐76‐0]

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