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Child-life in Japan & Japanese child-stories (1879)

Ayrton, Matilda Chaplin, 1846-1883 · London : Griffith · leaf 90

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ve to remain at his place. The winning consists inreaching a certain picture. When tired of these quietergames the Tori wo oita, a strolling woman player on aguitar-like instrument, would be called in, or a party ofKangura performers afforded pastime by the quaint animal-like movements of the… … head to the gradually extendedand draped hand of the actor.The beat of a drum and thewhistle of a bamboo fluteformed the accompaniment tothe dumb-show acting. Yoshsan thought the 4thand 5th days of January greatfun because they heard loudshoutings; and running in thedirection of the sound they

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