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The Announnce-ment of Marriage

Postcard
1918-1933
Artist/Maker
Hinode Seoul
Place of origin
Korea (produced)
Seoul (produced)

Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 2/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).

Object details

Object type
Postcard
TitleThe Announnce-ment of Marriage (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Ink
Paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 2/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Dimensions
  • Width: 9cm
  • Length: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • （朝鮮風俗） 婚姻の披露 The Announnce-ment [sic] of Marriage.（俗20） （複製不許）

    Note
    Obverse, bottom edge

    Translation
    (Customs of Korea) Announcement of Marriage

    Transliteration
    '(Chōsen fūzoku) konin no hirō'

  • 'POST CARDE'

    Note
    Reverse, top horizontal edge

  • '郵便はかき'

    Note
    Reverse, right vertical edge

    Translation
    Postcard

    Transliteration
    'yūbin hakaki'

  • '京城日之出商行發行

    Note
    Reverse, centre vertical

    Translation
    Keijō Hinode Shōko Co., Ltd.

    Transliteration
    'Keijō Hinode shōko hakkō'

Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.78-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536657/the-announnce-ment-of-marriage-postcard-hinode-seoul/
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