| The Seven Herbs of Autumn |
Frontispiece. |
| Page. |
| A Street in Yedo (From a picture by Settan, 1783–1843) |
13 |
| A Shop in Tokyo |
18 |
| In the Slums |
25 |
| A House and a Gate |
27 |
| A Roofed and a Pair Gate |
29 |
| Door-fastenings |
32 |
| A House without a Gate |
36 |
| A Garden |
38 |
| A Six-matted Room and Verandah |
41 |
| The Porch, open and latticed |
45 |
| An Eight-matted Parlour |
47 |
| A Visitor |
49 |
| A Sitting-room |
50 |
| A Chest of Drawers and a Trunk |
52 |
| Foot-warmers |
55 |
| A Shrine of the Rice-god |
57 |
| A Meal-tray |
60 |
| How to hold Chopsticks |
61 |
| A Meal |
63 |
| The Kitchen |
65 |
| A Skylight and the Kitchen-god |
67 |
| A Well |
69 |
| Raw Fish, whole and sliced |
72 |
| Sushi and Soba |
77 |
| A Box of Sponge-cake |
79 |
| The Kimono, rear and front view |
86 |
| The Obi, square and plain |
88 |
| The Haori |
89 |
| The Hakama |
91 |
| Socks |
92 |
| The Obi for ordinary wear |
98 |
| The Dress-obi |
100 |
| A Servant with Tucked Sleeves |
102 |
| The Reformed Dress |
103 |
| A Young Lady dressed for a Visit |
105 |
| Queues |
108 |
| The “203-metre Hill” and “Penthouse” |
109 |
| Young Girls’ Hair |
110 |
| The “Inverted Maidenhair” |
111 |
| The Shimada and “Rounded Chignon” |
112 |
| Bars, Combs, and Bands |
114 |
| Ornamental Hair-pins |
116 |
| The Hair-dresser |
117 |
| Plain Clogs |
124 |
| Matted Clogs |
126 |
| Matted Sandals |
127 |
| Straw sandals |
128 |
| Old Headgear |
129 |
| A Hood |
130 |
| An Overdress |
132 |
| Lanterns |
134 |
| The Family in Bed |
137 |
| A Woman smoking |
141 |
| The Starching-board |
143 |
| Needlework |
146 |
| The Servant at the Sliding-door |
152 |
| Cooking Rice |
158 |
| The Housemaid at work |
160 |
| The House-boy |
162 |
| Bowing |
168 |
| Sitting with Crossed Legs |
169 |
| Squatting |
170 |
| Betrothal Presents (From a picture by Sukenobu, 1678–1751) |
178 |
| The Bridal Procession (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
180 |
| The Wedding Party (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
182 |
| The Exchange of Cups (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
184 |
| The Bride’s Cabinets (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
186 |
| The First Meeting and Wedding at the Present Time |
188 |
| A Daimyo’s Wedding |
190 |
| A Lower-class Wedding |
192 |
| Husband and Wife |
196 |
| A Domestic Quarrel and Reconciliation |
199 |
| The First Visit to the Local Shrine (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
222 |
| The “First-eating” (From a picture by Sukenobu) |
224 |
| Carrying Children |
227 |
| Fencing |
233 |
| Offerings before a Coffin |
238 |
| Coffins and an Urn |
241 |
| A Buddhist Funeral Service |
242–3 |
| Service at the Temple |
245 |
| At the Crematory |
246 |
| Graves |
247 |
| A Shinto Funeral Procession |
249 |
| A Shinto Funeral Service |
250 |
| A Writing-table and Book-cases |
253 |
| Tea-making |
260 |
| Flower-vases |
262 |
| A Tray-landscape |
264 |
| The Koto |
265 |
| The Samisen |
267 |
| A No-dance |
270 |
| The Entrance of a Theatre |
272 |
| The Stage and Entrance-passage |
273 |
| The Revolving-stage |
275 |
| A Wrestling-match |
279 |
| The Champion’s Appearance in the Ring |
281 |
| The Entrance of a Story-tellers’ Hall |
283 |
| A Story-teller on the Platform |
285 |
| The Treasure-ship |
289 |
| The New Year’s Decorations |
290 |
| The Feast of Dolls |
293 |
| Cherry-flowers at Mukojima |
295 |
| The Feast of Flags |
298 |
| The Fête of Sanno |
299 |
| The Feast of Lanterns |
301 |
| Offerings to the Full Moon |
303 |
| Cormorant-fishing |
307 |
| Angling-stools |
308 |
| Sugoroku |
309 |
| Iroha and Ode-Cards |
311 |
| Playing Ode-cards |
312 |
| The Game of Ken |
315 |
| Japanese Chess |
317 |
| The Game of Go |
318 |
| “Flower-cards” |
321 |
