Kago Bearers Light Up, 1860

Kago Bearers light up kiseru pipes on a break from carrying a woman traveling in a Kago or hanging chair.  Hand Colored Albumen Photograph,  Japan  1860  

Sensimilla Shinobi, 1676

“…a successful ninja is one who uses but one tool for multiple tasks” -The Bansenshukai c.1676 Ninja scene from – Iwami Buyuden by Hirosada, (Act 1) 1855 Sensimilla Shinobi The Ninja’s of Feudal Japan were arguably history’s greatest assassins.  The Read More …