Maiko in summer kimono, 1930s

Maiko in summer kimono, 1930s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

Sunday Mainichi Magazine, April 15, 1930s

Sunday Mainichi Magazine, April 15, 1930s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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(Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Courtesy of Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci beaucoup!

Tsubaki Oil, 1930s

Tsubaki Oil, 1930s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Tsubaki Oil (for hair). (Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Courtesy of Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci beaucoup!

Hushimi, Weekly Asahi Magazine, January, 1930s

Hushimi, Weekly Asahi Magazine, January, 1930s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Weekly Asahi Magazine, January issue (still in print). Artist is Hushimi. (Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Courtesy of Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci beaucoup!

Pure MSG ad

Pure MSG ad, 1900s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Pure MSG flakes advertisement. (Thanks to Paula Wirth for translating!)

Courtesy of Patricia of Agence Eureka blog. Merci beaucoup!

Vintage Japanese bookmarks by Junichi Nakahara 1920s

Vintage Japanese bookmarks by Junichi Nakahara 1920s, originally uploaded by madcrow.

"vintage bookmarks from Japan 1920's stiff card 143 mm

With the valuable information given to me thankfully by Gustav Klim and KEIK-T I can provide now a correct description of the bookmarks:

These bookmarks are prints by the renowned Japanese artist Junichi Nakahara (1913 - 1988) from the Kagawa prefecture. Nakahara worked as an illustrator and print maker. In the 1920s and 1930s his illustrations of young girls with big eyes were famous and he had a dominant influence during that generation. Nakahara is considered a forerunner of the manga art.

Credit is made to www.artelino.com - art auctions for Japanese and Chinese prints - where some other artwork of Nakahara can be seen.

The bookmarks show teenaged town girls from the Edo era. The inscriptions on the images read:
- Snowy night
- Dream comes true
- Fragrance of the chrysanthemum

Courtesy of The Art of Bookmark - Bookmark Exhibition"
http://www.miragebookmark.ch/be_0_exhibition.htm

Sofia Chiostri, postcard

Sofia Chiostri, postcard, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Found in Old Postcards.

Kyoto Bookmarks, 1920's

I can't believe these vintage bookmarks from Kyoto are from the 1920's! They look so anime, they could had been made today!

Found in Rattengift's Ephemera Flickr set.
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