late 20th century (made)
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Though descended from the European figures of Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas, Santa Claus in his modern form first appeared in mid-twentieth-century American adverts for Coca Cola. In this card by a South Korean manufacturer for a Japanese publisher, a telling product of the postwar global economy, American iconography meets old and new Asian skill in paper crafts and electronic microchip technology.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography and foil blocking on embossed, die-cut and folded card, with electronic chip |
| Brief description | Christmas card by Seoul Greetings Co. Ltd. for J.Kamika, Tokyo |
| Physical description | Pop up Christmas card depicting choir of Santas, with press-to-operate electronic chip playing Christmas carols. Pop up Christmas card depicting a choir of Santas, with push button operated music chip playing a medley of Christmas songs. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Jill Ritblat |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | Though descended from the European figures of Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas, Santa Claus in his modern form first appeared in mid-twentieth-century American adverts for Coca Cola. In this card by a South Korean manufacturer for a Japanese publisher, a telling product of the postwar global economy, American iconography meets old and new Asian skill in paper crafts and electronic microchip technology. |
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| Accession number | E.169-2000 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2000 |
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