Eight-unit votive slip on blank page. Depicts a grey-haired man dancing with a fan to the music played by a grey-haired woman sitting and playing a shamisen.
Two medium votive slips on blank page. Black ink on tarnished white paper. Images are separate scenes. Left contains female who is painting on large votive picture tablet wtih big branch of plum tree with flowers extending in from right. Right contains image of male figure sitting on plum tree branch and playing small hand drum.
Single votive slip with tarnished surface, and faded ink. Single black border partially visible. Image of young woman in kimono with floral pattern and holding long slender pipe to the mouth of a second woman in costume of dragon head and cape with floral design. Text at upper right corner and lower center between legs of figures.
Two medium votive slips on blank page. Black ink on tarnished white paper. Images form single scene. Left contains two females sitting outside playing a flute. Right contains woman playing wind instrument near flowering tree.
Four-unit votive slip at center of blank page. Depicts Kabuki actor in full wardrobe and makeup wearing huge bright orange and yellow patterned robes and holding a long sheathed sword in right hand. A figure in grey with a green head wrap sits to the side at the bottom right corner with black text and red seal. Light green box with black text in upper right.
Single-unit votive slip with double black border. Image of young female in elegant pink kimono and long haird down back. She holds spool of white thread, which she appears to be wrapping around a large tree in front of her. A single strand of strad drapes from a branch above her head. It appears to be evening. Red slip with black text in upper right corner. Black text along left edge. Black writing and red seal in bottom right corner. Extending beyond and covering lower left corner is light blue slip with white writing. Black text outside border along upper right and lower left edges.
Hand tinted image. Otaue shinji (Rice planting rites) in Sumiyoshi taisha in Osaka. The rites are an annual even in June. A row of Japanese women in ceremonial dress take part in rice planting rites. The womenin the procession wear special ceremonial costumes, decorative hats and hold fans. A row of men are holding large umbrellas over the women . The men wear hats, white ceremonial garments, and sandals. A crowd of people are partially visible behind the procession. In the distance are individuals dressed in Euro-American clothing and hats. Trees are visible in the background.
Hand tinted image. Otaue shinji (rice planting rites) in Sumiyoshi taisha in Osaka. The rites are an annual event in June.A Japanese woman dressed in ceremonial dress takes part in the festival. The womanl wears a large decorative hat, ceremonial costume and holds a fan. A group of men holding umbrellas with long handles stand behind the woman. The men wear pointed hats and loose white ceremonial garments. Pine trees are visible in the background.