Settling debts at a merchants house.

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Settling debts at a merchants house.

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A typical scene at a merchant's house during the year-end when all outstanding bills must be settled. One clerk works the abacus, another weighs the silver and a third makes entries in the ledger. Three tradesmen have arrived to present their final accounts for the yEar At the right stands the gate pine (kadomatsu), a traditional New Year's decoration symbolizing longevity and endurance. (Saikaku, 1963, p. 241).

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Japanese fiction / Merchants / Edo period, 1600-1868

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