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Mission Photograph Album - Japan OP #1
Mission Photograph Album - Japan - O.P. #01 Page 0192
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JanOP1-192:1 A Japanese laboring man with his pipe of peace. JanOP1-192:2 Cormorant fishing, as done on Nagara River, Gifu Province, Japan. This method is practiced at night and by torch-light. "There are to begin with 4 men to each of the seven boats, one of whom at the stern, has no duty but to manage the craft. In the bow stands the master known by his peculiar hat and handles no less than 12 birds. In the middle is another man who handles about 4 birds only. There is also the "Kako" or the man who makes the clatter which keeps the birds going. This method of catching fish and then making them disgorge is a most interesting one as well profitable.
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