Chapter XXII: Sports and Games

Hunting—Horse-racing—Fishing—Outdoor
games—Billiards—_Sugoroku_—Iroha-cards—Ode-cards—_Ken_—Japanese
chess—The moves—Use of prisoners—The game of _go_—Its
principle—Camps—Counting—“Flowers-cards”—Players—How to
play—Claims for hands—Claims for combinations made—Reckoning.

_Page 305._

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Seven Herbs of Autumn Frontispiece.
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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