Japan and the Japanese illustrated . A DOLL-MAKlili. metal pipes, and a third was preparing wooden stems ; here a lounger was holding wood. A VENUOK OF SKCUNLl-IIANIl before the iiames of a fire of shavings, in order to give it the necessary bend, while hiscompanion was putting together with a little cement and string the tufts of silk, horse- it K -2. 308 LIFE IN JAPAN. hair or paper, which arc hoisted at the ends of long pikes in order to indicate the rankor functions of a civil or military chief. In a neighbouring workshop an old man was adjusting the hoops and hooks ofa number o


Japan and the Japanese illustrated . A DOLL-MAKlili. metal pipes, and a third was preparing wooden stems ; here a lounger was holding wood. A VENUOK OF SKCUNLl-IIANIl before the iiames of a fire of shavings, in order to give it the necessary bend, while hiscompanion was putting together with a little cement and string the tufts of silk, horse- it K -2. 308 LIFE IN JAPAN. hair or paper, which arc hoisted at the ends of long pikes in order to indicate the rankor functions of a civil or military chief. In a neighbouring workshop an old man was adjusting the hoops and hooks ofa number of paper lanterns with a pair of pincers. At the entrance of a side street we see half a dozen workmen making woodensandals. Here the work is divided ; everyone has his speciality. One cuts a piece ofwood into equal lengths with a saw, and then splits them into soles or cross planks.


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