Repairers in the Old Days
1958 - 1963

Mukashi no Shikurikata
[Repairers in the Old Days]
21.2 x 30.4 cm Ink Painting

Text at the Top Right
These are repairers or underground carpenters called shikurikatas repairing the level (kanekata) ruined by rock pressure, cutting away its roof and walls or inserting additional supports (kiriage shikuri). They said a repairer was not good until he/she became able to sharpen wood wedges (kamisashi) very well. However, lots of repairers sliced their left thumbs while they were cutting wedges.

Lettering at the Left End
hososhiki [sic; normally hozoshiki] tsuka-nari or hozueshiki [normally hoozueshiki] kiribari: mortised short lagging stood vertically to temporarily support dangerous ceiling rocks

Lettering under the Broken Beam
Koko ni wakuire suru: Additional support unit is inserted here.

Tattoo on the Sawing Repairer's Left Arm
dairiki: great power


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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