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A stunning compilation of over 300 images of Japanese postcards from the late 19th to early 20th century.

This book is simply superb, and you do not have to be a postcard collector to appreciate the miniature works
of art featured here - covered are history, Russo-Japanese war, artist cards, art nouveau cards, art deco
cards, comic cards, advertising cards, etc. Many of these amazing illustrations show traditional Japanese
woodblock art used to produce surprisingly Western-style images. I am completely blown-away by this book.

An absolutely stunning visual experience - words fail me!

The book itself is extremely well produced and the quality of the illustrations must surely match that of
the originals. Although it is a very recent publication, I have no hesitation in marking it as 'collectable'
in the tags field.

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston must be some heap good museum - the good burghers of Boston
are very lucky...

I don't really collect Japanese postcards, but I think that I'm about to start...
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captbirdseye | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 22, 2014 |
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! Did I say beautiful? I meant BEAUTIFUL! Inspiration galore.
 
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