New Year's Card: Card Game

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The vertically oriented postcard depicts an aerial view of a woman in a kimono playing a card game. She is seated and her opponent is partially seen in silhouette. The ground of the card is a pale blue. There is some Japanese text in red in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono includes the card suits, spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Dancing Couple

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A couple dances in this vertically oriented postcard. The woman is wearing a kimono and the man seen behind her is in black. The style of the rendering is reminiscent of Art Deco. Some Japanese text is in the lower right corner of the postcard. The ground of the card is a light blue.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Going to Shimonoseki

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A man and woman are seen from behind while the man carries many packages. The woman walks in front of him and she wears a black and white striped stole, a red hat and a green coat with fur trim. There is some red Japanese text in the lower left corner of the postcard and in the upper left an inset with blue Japanese text.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Modern Woman Arranging her Hair in Front of Mirror

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A woman dressed in a kimono arranges her hair in front of a mirror. There is some Japanese text in the upper right corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono has a modern geometric design on it.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: Atsuo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Sacred Rocks

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In this horizontally oriented postcard two rock formations are joined by a bridge. Atop the larger formation on the left side of the postcard is a gate. A red stamp is in the upper right corner of the postcard as well as some Japanese text.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Silhouetted Woman under Lanterns

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A woman in modern dress and hat holds a mask and stands underneath three lanterns. A stark black silhouette is behind the woman. Her dress is yellow, orange, blue and light green stripes on the skirt and decorated with flowers at the waist.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: Atsuo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card with Characters Fuku and Ju

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The horizontal oriented postcard is decorated with a English salutation of Happy New Year as well as a Japanese greeting. The design of the card is reminiscent of Art Nouveau.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card with Women in Au Courant Fashion with Cityscape

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The vertically oriented postcard features two standing women in winter clothes in the foreground and in the background a cityscape is implied with a few short black lines. The year 1932 and a salutation in Japanese are in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
Date: 1932
Creator: Atsuo Tanaka & Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Woman in a Kimono Standing next to an Automobile

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This vertically oriented postcard depicts a woman in a green kimono standing next to a black automobile that is partially visible. The ground of the postcard is a blue gray and there is some Japanese text in the upper left corner.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Woman Playing Golf

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The front of the postcard is decorated with a woman in a modern striped dress, hat and scarf, swinging a golf club.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: Atsuo
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Year's Card: Women with Silhouetted Man in Top Hat

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The vertically oriented postcard depicts two women in clothing stylish in the 1920s. In the lower right hand corner is a silhouette of a man in a top hat. The shadows of the women are sharply delineated behind them. There is some Japanese text in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Path Through the Woods

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A path, depicted in a pale blue color, winds its way past two trees and into the distance. The postcard consists of blues and a middle value pale orange. The body of the card stock is a pale blue and a dark blue border encloses the landscape image. The style is reminiscent of Art Nouveau.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Peaceful Small Heaven

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On a green ground and behind a lattice a rooster and a black hen sit.
Date: 1909
Creator: Bokuchitei Kuronbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Person Overhearing Secret Songs

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A figure playing a stringed instrument is in the background while a person hiding in the foreground listens. The style is angular with flat areas of color.
Date: 1907
Creator: Bokuchitei Kuronbo
System: The UNT Digital Library

Sayohime

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A woman looking out to sea inside a heart shape is the focal point of this postcard.
Date: 1905
Creator: Japanese Postcard Association
System: The UNT Digital Library

Sojo Henjo and Ono no Komachi

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The vertically oriented postcard depicts a seated man and woman who is covering her mouth with her kimono.
Date: 1905
Creator: Tomioka Eisen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Soldier in a Parody of Benkei

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This vertically oriented postcard depicts a soldier shoveling. Weapons and tools are on his back and his facial expression is fierce and angry. The ground of the card is a tan with no background setting indicated.
Date: 1905
Creator: Asai Chu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Spring Festival at the Onsen

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A formal celebration is depicted in pink, gold, gray and black. The ground of the postcard is blue gray. Some Japanese text is in an inset on the monument. The scene is at an angle on the card and the picture is partially visible as well.
Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Stained Glass Design of Torii Gate in a Compendium of Birds from the New Year's Edition of Jitsugyo Shonen

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The vertically oriented postcard depicts in a stained-glass style a rooster seated atop a gate with a stylized sun in the background.
Date: 1909
Creator: Nakamura Fusetsu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tokiwa

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The vertically oriented postcard includes a huddle of three people in the lower right and the space allotted for a message has been used. A short holiday greeting and address change are the content of the message written in ink on the postcard.
Date: 1905
Creator: Tomioka Eisen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tokiwa Gozen

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The vertically oriented postcard features a group of three people in the lower right corner and an area free of illustration for writing.
Date: 1905
Creator: Tomioka Eisen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Two Women Enjoying a Summer Evening

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Two women wearing soft head coverings are looking to their right while a small cage hangs behind their right shoulders. The wind appears to be blowing and the woman in the foreground holds a decorated fan.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Uemura Shoen
System: The UNT Digital Library

The West: Sparrows in the Park in Paris

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A woman and two young boys watch the small birds on the ground in front of them. The tones of the postcard are brown with some green and blue muted tones included. The brush strokes are washy and loose.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Nakamura Fusetsu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Women Reading a Book

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The vertically oriented postcard depicts, in the upper one-third, two women reading from a single book. The background of the postcard is an olive green and Japanese text has been written in black ink on the postcard.
Date: 1905~
Creator: Kaburaki Kiyokata
System: The UNT Digital Library