Title: The Japanese Funeral et al (Pamphlet no 195) Front Cover : Japanese Funeral (Wellcome Collection) Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright Sheena Blackhall December 2023 Cover : Japanese Funeral Customs : The Cortège leaves the Dead Man’s House on the way to the Temple: watercolour 1880. Part of the Wellcome Collection 5657931. A Buddhist monk carrying a parasol leads the cortège; the palanquin, flanked by containers of leafy plants, is carried by four attendants; two men walk alongside the palanquin, holding aloft a slender yellow or gold (?) bow or arch; three men dressed in samurai costumes follow the palanquin; two women and a child weep as the cortège passes; a kneeling man watches from the verandah.Acknowledgements The poem Xmas Blues was written to perform at Aberdeen VSA’s event at the Salvation Army Citadel on Dec 13th. of 50 copies. Sheena Blackhall copyright December 2023