Spread Four from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

The image shows an open book with two pages. The pages are yellowed and have a black border around the illustrations and text. The left page has an illustration of a man wearing a blue head covering, a gray top, blue shorts, and no shoes. He is holding a large basket or bucket in both hands. There is Japanese text written vertically on either side of the illustration and a red square in the top-left corner. The right page has an illustration of a man wearing a blue head covering, a blue top, blue shorts, and blue leg coverings. He is holding a wrapped object in both hands and standing next to a donkey. The donkey is wearing a blue and white checkered hat, a yellow and red saddle blanket, and a red strap. There is Japanese text written vertically on either side of the illustration and a red square in the top-right corner. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

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Dimensions: 900 × 721 px
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Spread Four from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

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