Japanese Ephemera
Late 1920's Poster Art Advertising the Government Campaign (The Ministry of Education) to Encourage the Japanese National Spirit "Unnecessary expenses darken the country. Thrift brightens the country." By The Edification Mobilization & Extension Association (for the National Spirit). M
Price: $70.00
4 postcards, 1920's " Postcards for Thrift & Saving " published by The Hiroshima Pref. Postal & Communications Bureau /" Investment of the postal insurance reserve fund : you become a part of social services unknowingly." "Current status of life insurance in the World Powers" " Comparison of the amount of postal savings by occupation " "Seeds unsown do not grow. Each grain gives ten thousand times amount.". M
Price: $180.00
1922 Japanese New Year (dog year) Greeting Postcard Advertising "Banzai Seimei Hoken ( Banzai Life Insurance ) Co., Ltd." / Art of Hariko- Inu ( dog-shaped paper-mache ornament) (Japanese good luck charm) & 1922 calendar showing Shinto religious holidays and the Religious ceremonies performed in the Imperial Palace. M
Price: $60.00
Original Japanese woodblock print Map of Tokyo, TOKYO SOKURYO ZEN ZU, with 20 decorative vignettes, rare inset of Yokohama, detailed train lines, including the first train line in Japan from Shimbashi to Yokohama, dated Meiji 21 (1888). Map measures 20 X 28 inches (open) and closes to 3 1/2 X 6 3/4 inches. Original cover boards & title slip. M
Price: $700.00
