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Coal Mining Only by a Single Atoyama (Mining and Carrying out Coal)
1958 - 1963

Atoyama dake no Kiridashi (Saitan to Hanshutsu)
[Coal Mining Only by a Single Atoyama (Mining and Carrying out Coal)]
21.2 x 30.5 cm Ink Painting

Some brave women atoyamas (hewer's helpers) could mine coal all by themselves more efficiently than one worker could normally do.
Note: Working alone was always called "kiridashi" and working in pairs was called "sashi."

Lyrics of "Gotton Bushi" Song
Kunya-kunya otoko wa hanetobasareru,
noru ni norarenu hi no kuruma.

Soft and weak men will be ignored by her,
because she has such a furious temper,
like a fiery vehicle that no man can ride.


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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