HUMOUROUS PICTURE ROLLS OF GENERAL “ABALONE”, LADY 
“CLAM”, ETC., REPRESENTING TURBAN SHELLS, ABALONES, AND CLAMS, (above) 
Nothing is known with regard to the artist or when they were painted. There is evident proficient both 
in painting and in composition. Humour is apparent in such personages as Turban “Saburo”, Razor Shell 
“Mataichi”, etc. The dialogue is very old fashioned. The men have each an abalone or a turban shell on his 
back, and the ladies wear clam shells. 
PICTURE-ROLLS OF “KAIAWASE”, A GAME OF COMPARING SHELLS. (below) 
(from the “Talks of Chunagon Tsutsumi”) 
“Kaiawase” and ‘“Kaioi” are often regarded as almost the same sport, but in reality they are quite distinct. 
“Kaiawase” is a game of comparing and judging the superiority of shells which have been brought in by the 
players. As to details, one should study ‘Talks of Chunagon Tsutsumi”. Briefly speaking, this game was begun 
by two players, who produced their shells and put them in fornt of the umpire. The latter closely examined 
the specimens, and judged by the shape, coloring and poems written inside, which was superior. Then these two 
were followed by two others to be judged in the same way, and so on. 
(This book was written in 925 A. D, It is said to contain the first Japanese stories, and is attributed to 
Kanesuké Fujiwara, who lived on the banks of the Kamo River; hence its title “Talks of Chunagon Tsutsumi”, 
“Tsutsumi” meaning “banks”. It consists of 10 volumes; no. 6 treats of “Kaiawase’’.) 
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