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A ritual lion dance called Echigo Jishi. Performers were boys of about 10 years old who did handstands and somersaults wearing a skirt like robe and a pair of wooden clogs. The boys' master accompanied their acrobatics on drums. They carried a drum in front and held a lion's mask during the performance. Two boys performed this lion dance, which flourished during the Edo Period and influenced the music and dance of the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐21‐0]

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Dancing children with shaved heads

Children are wearing bald wigs and strange costumes. The boy in the centre is holding a cherry twig with a gourd attached by string. They are dancing together happily, with humourous expressions on their faces.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐17‐0]

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A girl holding an umbrella and her attendant wearing a straw raincoat

The woman is holding a janome (snake's eye) umbrella, so named because the centre of the umbrella looks like the eye of a snake. The attendant is barefoot and wearing a rattan shade and a straw raincoat. The woman is wearing a crepe scarf over her head and wooden clogs with high supports.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐65‐0]

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Party of kakubei-jishi,street-tumblers wearing a lion's mask

Kakubejishi is an acrobatic dance performed by children in front of houses with the headquarters in Echigo. It was called Kakubejishi in Edo. There are acts for one and for two or more people. In this photo, three children engage in an combination act.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number44‐24‐0]