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Postcard

Artist/Maker
Taisho
Place of origin
Korea (produced)

B&W photo image of 2 Korean women and child looking at onggi jars, Motif of clock pointing to 11'o clock. Sunflower motif

Object details

Object type
Postcard
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. B&W photo image of 2 Korean women and child looking at onggi jars, 11'o clock. 31/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Physical description
B&W photo image of 2 Korean women and child looking at onggi jars, Motif of clock pointing to 11'o clock. Sunflower motif
Marks and inscriptions
  • '朝鮮の婦人生活のページ' (Front, top left)
  • '甕を並べて / 甕は家庭の重寶な貯蔵庫である。/ 漬物に、物入に、そしてバ / ケツの代わりに或は桶の代用に、そ / の用途は頗る多い。/ それほどに必要な甕とて、或は / 大きなの、小さなの等々その並べ / られた甕の市には朝鮮の主婦諸姉 / が躍氣となるのも無理がない。兎 / に角、キヅがあつては大変だから。' (Front, right)
  • '午前十一時' (Front, bottom right)
  • 'CARTE POSTALE' (Front, top centre)
  • 'TRADE MARK' with bird separating words holding banner reading 'TAISHO' / 'This space for message This space for address' / (Back, top centre)
  • 'MANUFACTURED. / BY TAISHO' (Back, top right)
  • '郵便はがき' (Back, right edge)
Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.107-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536686/postcard-taisho/
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