Photographie originale - Girls playing on koto & samisen

Original albumen photograph. Caption at bottom right of image: "Girls playing on koto & samisen".
Some minimal traces of corner creases, inherent to previous framing.
The koto, on the left, is an instrument of Chinese origin but nonetheless part of Japanese musical culture. The shamisen - or samisen in English - is also Chinese and is likewise an inseparable element of Japan's traditional music.
The musician on the left has her fingers encircled with picks to pluck the strings of her instrument, while the second uses a large ivory plectrum.
Handsome impression with very good contrast.