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Picture of a Sunday in Yokohama
Woman playing Samisen
Descending Geese of the Koto
A Private Puppet Performance
Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami
An actor in female dress stringing a samisen
Girl with a samisen standing beside a screen
A Picnic Party
Benten on a rock by the sea
A picnic party: musicians and attendants
Interior scene of a party with geisha and clients
A Puppet-show: The Story of The Potted Trees
Shamisen Player
Yujo reclining and reading a musical score
A Picnic Party
Gaiety in a riverside tea-house
The Chinese emperor Ming Huang and Yang Kuei-fei
Genso Yokihi
The Four Accomplishments
The Four Accomplishments
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