Women on a leisure boat

The kawabune (river boat) was a means of river transportation. The roofed boats were used as pleasure boats providing entertainment. A person is playing a shamisen lute on the roof, advertising the fact that this kind of entertainment was offered inside the boat.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐85‐0]