Underground Rats: Woman Miner Whose Lunch Was Stolen by Them
1958 - 1963

Konai Nezumi: Bento o Torareta Onna Kofu
[Underground Rats: Woman Miner Whose Lunch Was Stolen by Them]
21.2 x 30.3 cm Ink Painting

Text on the Right
"Wow! The rats ate my lunch! We can't work (nagure) any more today. We must leave work early (noson: hibote in Miike Coal Pit)."

Text at the Bottom Left
There are also underground rats today in small-scale coal pits. The rats would gnaw at miners' lunches or underpants, if the miners took their eyes off them.


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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