Sunday, March 16, 2008

Japanesse Ghost and Demon Postcards





















Donbo, the Midnight Ghost from Ehagaki sekai
Japanese, Late Meiji era, 1909
Artist Unknown, Japanese
Publisher: Kokkei shinbun sha
Color lithograph; ink on card stock






















Advertisement for Tokyo Savings Bank: Demons (from an unidentified series)
Descriptive Title: Postcard of demons
Japanese, Late Meiji era
Kitazawa Rakuten, Japanese, 1876–1955
Publisher: Tokyo Chochiku ginko
Color lithograph; ink on card stock






















Oni at a Barbershop from the series The Popularization of Civilization
Original Title: Oni no zanpatsu from the series Bunmei no fukyu
Japanese, Late Meiji era, 1905
Kitazawa Rakuten, Japanese, 1876–1955
Publisher: Japanese Postcard Association (Nihon hagaki kai)
Distributed by: Hakubunkan
Printer: Mitsuma Lithograph Printing (Mitsuma sekiin)
Color lithograph; ink on card stock






















Demons as Naturalists (Shizen shugi no oni) from Ehagaki sekai
Japanese, Late Meiji era, 1908
Artist Unknown, Japanese
Publisher: Kokkei shinbun sha
Color lithograph; ink on card stock

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