Page 11, The Old Man and the Devils
Title
Page 11, The Old Man and the Devils
Creator
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938
Source
Private collection, on loan to Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College
Publisher
T. Hasegawa, Kami Negishi, Tokyo
Date
Meiji 19, Month 4, Day 27 (April 27, 1886)
Original Format
Crepe paper
Text
he would like to dance, and saying "let come what will, if I die for it I will have a dance too", crept out of the hollow tree, and with cap slipped over his nose and his axe sticking in his belt began to dance. The devils in great surprise jumped up saying, "who is this"; but the old man advancing and receding , swayed to and fro, and posturing this way and that way, the whole crowd laughed and enjoyed the fun, saying, "how well the
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 11, The Old Man and the Devils,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/854.