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Image Not Available for Japanese people celebrate the party of the 8 million Gods. Village children carry empty chairs for the gods through fields and villages as part of the celebration.
Japanese people celebrate the party of the 8 million Gods. Village children carry empty chairs for the gods through fields and villages as part of the celebration.
Image Not Available for Japanese people celebrate the party of the 8 million Gods. Village children carry empty chairs for the gods through fields and villages as part of the celebration.

Japanese people celebrate the party of the 8 million Gods. Village children carry empty chairs for the gods through fields and villages as part of the celebration.

Creator Werner Cohnitz (German, 1909 - 1952)
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.7 x 24 cm (6 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/6616
LocationNot currently on display

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