A vendor in the crowd

A vendor in the crowd

This photograph is from the same series as photographs #4949 and #4951. Judging from the caption, it was probably taken before 1896. It is interesting to see the dress and expressions of the people as well as the street performer with a monkey. This photograph was sold, along with other similar photographs and a stereoscope for viewing, in a paper box set entitled JAPAN THROUGH THE STEREOSCOPE.==Date:1904, Place:Kobe, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐14‐0]

A drinking party

A drinking party

Three working-class men enjoy a sake drinking party. The woman holding a shamisen lute has an open facial expression. The Western-style column of the studio is visible along with a body supporter for subjects.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐33‐0]

Dance lesson

Dance lesson

The English caption reads Dancing troupe . Three young women engage in dancing. Two wear furisode (long-sleeved kimono) and a woman wearing a hair band sticks to the woman acting out a drunk man with a towel wrapped the opposite way.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐51‐0]

Women playing Japanese musical instraments

Women playing Japanese musical instraments

Four women wearing kimono and hair done in Japanese style play the koto, minteki (lute used for Ming music), teikin and gekkin.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐1‐0]