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.

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Seven Herbs of Autumn Frontispiece. _Page._ 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