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Customs of Korea: The Celebration of Birth of Korean (Chōsen fūzoku: tanjō iwai)

Postcard
1933-1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hinode
Place of origin
Korea (produced)
Seoul (produced)

Colour photo image of a Korean child 'The Celebration of Birth of Korean'

Object details

Object type
Postcard
TitleCustoms of Korea: The Celebration of Birth of Korean (Chōsen fūzoku: tanjō iwai) (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. Colour photo image of a Korean child '62. The Celebration of Birth of Korean'. 21/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Physical description
Colour photo image of a Korean child 'The Celebration of Birth of Korean'
Marks and inscriptions
  • '（朝鮮風俗）誕生祝 The Celebration of Birth of Korean （62俗）（複製不許）'

    Note
    Obverse, bottom edge

    Translation
    (Customs of Korea) Birthday celebration The celebration of [the] birth of [a] Korean (62 custom) (Reprinting not permitted)

    Transliteration
    '(Chōsen fūzoku)Tanjō iwai The Celebration of Birth of Korean (62 zoku) (Fukusei fukyo)'

  • 'POST CARD'

    Note
    Reverse, top horizontal

  • 'HINODE / SEOUL'

    Note
    Reverse, top right

  • '郵便はがき'

    Note
    Reverse, vertical right

    Translation
    Postcard

    Transliteration
    'yūbin hagaki'

  • '(Published by Hinode Shoko Seoul Korea)'

    Note
    Reverse, vertical centre

  • 'TRADE MARK'

    Note
    Reverse, top left

Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.97-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536676/customs-of-korea-the-celebration-postcard-hinode/
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