Scroll:"The Lifetime of Man"

Storage No.Item and SubjectScene(s)Compartment

S-16-3-1Scroll:"The Lifetime of Man" 10
BirthMaternity hospital. Nurse. Scales. Leaving
hospital. New-born baby's first visit to shrine
accompanied by mother and grandmother
(omiyamairi)
From baby to infantBaby bed. Suckling at mother's breast. Changing
napkin. Rattle-walker-toy box. Child
rummaging in a chest of drawers. Piddling in
the garden. Playing house. Piggyback. Tricycle.
Welcoming Daddy home
KindergartenGoing to kindergarten. Teacher. Play. Vaccinaton
Primary to junior highAttending school-classroom-teacher. Forming
schoolin line. Basebal-gymnastics-wrestling-handball.
Playing with sand. Bicycle accident on the way
to school. Pedestrian road bridge. Junior high
baseball team
Senior high schoolClassroom. Folk dance. Soccer. Graduation
ceremony
EmploymentCommuting to work. Street demonstration-
riot police. First day at the office
MarriageBetrothal gifts. Sending of traditional bridal
furniture. Photograph of wedding ceremony.
Honeymoon
ParenthoodBirth of first child. Drying clothes.
Birth of second child
The homePiano-child's desk. Father playing mah-jong
with friends (son puts broom by the door hoping
that guests will leave early-old superstition)
Father and child leaving home together in the
morning. Practising golf
Daughter's weddingShopping. Introduction of prospective
bridegroom. Wedding ceremony. Birth of
grandchild
RetirementPresentation of retirement present. Farewell
party. Second honeymoon
House-buildingThe foundation ceremony
Old ageRaising bonsai(miniature trees). Fishing with
grandson. Family gathering with children and
grandchildren
DeathIllness. The dying hour