Settling debts at a merchants house.

1963

University of Otago Library Special Collections - PL 794 L5 1963

s23

London : Chapman & Hall.

A typical scene at a merchant's house during the year-end when all outstanding bills must be settled. One clerk works the abacus, another weighs the silver and a third makes entries in the ledger. Three tradesmen have arrived to present their final accounts for the yEar At the right stands the gate pine (kadomatsu), a traditional New Year's decoration symbolizing longevity and endurance. (Saikaku, 1963, p. 241).

23 mm

Presented to the Library by Raymond Ward, Dunedin Poet and Art Historian.

The life of an amorous woman : and other writings / by Ihara Saikaku ; edited and translated by Ivan Morris (London : Chapman & Hall, 1963).

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The life of an amorous woman : and other writings.