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A leather shop in Hari-shuCatching whitefish at night in Bizen kuniClose-up of number 1Extracting sugar from cane in Sanuki kuni (Kagawa prefecture)Harvesting indigo plants for blue dye in Awa kuni (Tokushima prefecture)Harvesting mandarin oranges in terraced fields in Kii kuni (Wakayama prefecture)Harvesting mushrooms from the cliffside in Suo kuni (Yamaguchi prefecture)Harvesting silkworm cocoons in Tajima kuni (Hyogo prefecture)Hauling in great nets of yellowtail fish in Tango kuni (modern day Kyoto prefecture)Making and packing raw sugar in Sanuki kuni (Kagawa prefecture)Making shelters to grow aromatic mushrooms in Suo kuni (Yamaguchi prefecture)Northern harbor for export in Kii kuni (Wakayama prefecture)Packing crushed rocks of aquamarine into straw bundles in Awa kuni (Tokushima prefecture)Producing salt by evaporating sea-water in Harima kuni (Hyogo prefecture)Series (no. 1)Series (no. 10)Series (no. 11)Series (no. 12)Series (no. 13)Series (no. 14)Series (no. 15)Series (no. 16)Series (no. 2)Series (no. 3)Series (no. 4)Series (no. 5)Series (no. 6)Series (no. 7)Series (no. 8)Series (no. 9)Stone-cutting in Bizen, OkayamaStraw basket making in Tajima kuni (Hyogo prefecture)The series title is on each print in a red cartouche.