The works of Sakubei Yamamoto
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Pit Workers in the Old Days #12 (Conjurer: Performer Swallowing a Sword)
1958 - 1963

Mukashi no Yamabito #12 (Tejinashi: Katana o Nomikomu Geinin)
[Pit Workers in the Old Days #12 (Conjurer: Performer Swallowing a Sword)]
21.2 x 30.2 cm Ink Painting

This magician sometimes visited each pit to show various tricks at a small space in the pit and received tips from the audience. He delighted the children in the pit by mainly showing tricky smoking with smoking pipes or swallowing of a Japanese sword by hammering it into his throat. Most of the audience was children and he did not receive a lot of tips.


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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