Japanese Tokai Village Rice Threshing Photograph Vtg Farm Daily Life Sepia PH191 art stand they would have been used

they would have been used for a small cabinet

at Kumamoto castle

wood  pillow: unsure

On the inside bottom is a design of a God named Jurojin holding a peach and a stick

Japanese Tokai Village Rice Threshing Photograph Vtg Farm Daily Life Sepia PH191 art stand they would have been usedVintage Japanese Rice Threshing Photograph This is a vintage Japanese sepia tone Showa era photograph of a group of people threshing rice in a field. Threshing rice is the process of separating rice grains from the straw once it is harvested and dried. In this photo, they are smacking bundles of rice against a hard surface, then collect the remaining straw and stack them in giant piles which will then be bundled and processed into other useful items.