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Funeral rites and ceremonies--Japan

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  • Men washing the body of a recently deceased man in a Japanese bath-house. Watercolour painting, 18--.

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    People bathing in a river before a funeral. Watercolour painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 728728i
    Part of: Funeral in Japan: watercolours
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    Men washing the body of a recently deceased man in a Japanese bath-house. Watercolour painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 727319i
    Part of: Funeral in Japan: watercolours
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    The grave of a recently deceased man: the tombstone has been erected and mourners pray before it. Watercolour painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 728737i
    Part of: Funeral in Japan: watercolours
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    Before the coffin of a recently deceased man arrives at the burial ground, the grave-diggers break the ground, and the proceedings are blessed by a priest. Watercolour painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 728731i
    Part of: Funeral in Japan: watercolours
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    Mourners and pall-bearers accompanying the coffin of a recently deceased man to the burial ground. Watercolour painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 728730i
    Part of: Funeral in Japan: watercolours

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