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1918-1933
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photomechanical postcard of Hyunmu Gate, North Korea 'The view of Genbumon Gate built 500 years ago'.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Photomechanical print on paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. Photomechanical postcard of Hyunmu Gate, Pyongyang, North Korea 'The view of Genbumon Gate built 500 years ago'. 127/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Physical description
Photomechanical postcard of Hyunmu Gate, North Korea 'The view of Genbumon Gate built 500 years ago'.
Marks and inscriptions
Front: 'The View of Genbumon Gate built 500 years hundred years ago, where Japanese soldier Harada Jukichi rendered military merit in China-Japanese War, Heijo' (平壌名勝)日清の役、原田重吉の奮戦せる玄武門(五百年前建造) Back: Carte Postale. Made in Wakayama. Taisho Hato Brand. This Space may be used for Communication. The Address Only to be written here. ([(평양명소) 청일전쟁 중 하라다 주키치(原田重吉)가 분전한 현무문 (500년 전 건축)])
Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.203-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
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