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The Celedration [sic] of Birth-day

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

Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 'The Celebration of Birth-Day'. 5/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).

Object details

Object type
Postcard
TitleThe Celedration [sic] of Birth-day (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 'The Celebration of Birth-Day'. 5/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE CELEDRATION [sic] OF BIRTH-DAY / （朝鮮風俗）誕生祝'

    Note
    Obverse, bottom right

    Translation
    THE CELEBRATION OF BIRTH-DAY / (Customs of Korea) Birthday Celebration

    Transliteration
    'THE CELEBRATION OF BIRTH-DAY / (Chōsen fūzoku) Tanjō iwai'

  • 'POST CARD' 'TRADE MARK'

    Note
    Reverse, top horizontal,

  • 'HINODE / SEOUL'

    Note
    Reverse, right corner

  • 郵便はかき

    Note
    Reverse, right vertical

    Translation
    Postcard

    Transliteration
    'yūbin hakaki'

  • 'Published by Hinode-Shoko Seoul Korea'

    Note
    Centre, vertical

Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.81-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536660/the-celedration-sic-of-birth-postcard-hinode-seoul/
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