Japanese Tokai Village Rice Threshing Photograph Vtg Farm Daily Life Sepia PH191 art stand and Iron stand set

and Iron stand set

Some characters on side: 液用 ekiyo for liquids

they would have been used for a small cabinet

It has a wide opening on the top and front

Japanese Tokai Village Rice Threshing Photograph Vtg Farm Daily Life Sepia PH191 art stand and Iron stand setVintage 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.