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No.38 The palanquin of Coranlady [sic]

Postcard
1918-1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shoseido
Place of origin
Japan (produced)
Tokyo (produced)

B&W photo image of a Korean lady standing outside a palanquin. 'No.38 The Palanquin of Coran Lady'

Object details

Object type
Postcard
TitleNo.38 The palanquin of Coranlady [sic] (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. B&W photo image of a Korean lady standing outside a palanquin. 'No.38 The Palanquin of Coran Lady'. 19/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Physical description
B&W photo image of a Korean lady standing outside a palanquin. 'No.38 The Palanquin of Coran Lady'
Marks and inscriptions
  • '（釜山呉竹堂發行）No.38 The palanquin of Coranlady [sic]（朝鮮風俗）上流婦人の外出 '

    Note
    Obverse, bottom edge

    Translation
    (Busan) No.38 The palanquin of [a] Korean lady (Customs of Korea) A high class lady's outing

    Transliteration
    '(Pusan No.38 The palanquin of Coranlady[sic] (Chōsen fūzoku) Jōryū fujin no gaishutsu'

  • 'POST CARD'

    Note
    Reverse,top horizontal edge

  • 'TRADE MARK / SHOSEIDO TOKYOJAPAN'

    Note
    Reverse, top right

  • '郵便はかき'

    Note
    Reverse, right vertical edge

    Translation
    Postcard

    Transliteration
    'yūbin hakaki'

Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.95-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536674/no38-the-palanquin-of-coranlady-postcard-shoseido/
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