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Title
Haku Rei
Description
Color lithograph broadside
Contributors
- Unknown (Author)
Resource Type
Language
jpn
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Identifier
Identifier Type
Locally defined identifier
Identifier Value
The Melikian Collection L2011.008.026.50
Peer-reviewed
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.22565
Note
English title: White Pretty Water
Dimension: 15 x 22 in.
Date: ca. 1910
This advertisement juxtaposes famous Japanese courtesan Shizu Tamakai alongside a caricature of an African, most likely to highlight the exotic abilities of this whitening cleanser. Shizu Tamakai was one of the most well known geisha in Japan in the early 1900s, and appears in many photographs, advertisements and posters of the time. However, finding racial caricatures with this level of exaggeration is quite rare.
Nicholas Klofkorn
Other information (library catalogue, links to websites etc.):
A duplicate of this poster was in exhibition in Osaka Prefectural Library. I also found an online “antique” website selling copies of this poster for 7,000 yen.
http://hakushakukan.ocnk.net/product-list/2?page=6
Nicholas Klofkorn
Other information (library catalogue, links to websites etc.):
A duplicate of this poster was in exhibition in Osaka Prefectural Library. I also found an online “antique” website selling copies of this poster for 7,000 yen.
http://hakushakukan.ocnk.net/product-list/2?page=6
System Created
- 2014-04-07 02:47:03
System Modified
- 2021-05-28 12:50:54
- 5 years ago
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