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[Nakagyo-ku District Shop]

Description: Photograph of a shop in the Nakagyo-ku district of Kyoto, Japan. A detail of the shop facade is visible in the foreground. A door is visible in the lower foreground. A sign is visible under the roof. The wall of the shop is decorated with driftwood and plants.
Date: 1978
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Bicycle parking]

Description: Photograph of bicycle parking in Tokyo, Japan. A row of bikes leads from foreground to background. A pedestrian walkway is visible to the right of the bicycle parking. The walkway passes rows of shops.
Date: 1978
Creator: Gough, Ray

[City House]

Description: Photograph of a house in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The outer gate of the house is visible in the foreground. Behind the gate, trees are visible in front of the house.
Date: 1978
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Honno-ji Temple]

Description: Photograph of the Honno-ji Temple compound in Kyoto, Japan. A wall is visible in the foreground with a large entrance in the center. The roof over the entrance is decorated with a large purple banner. Trees and roofs are visible behind the wall.
Date: 1978
Creator: Gough, Ray

New Year's Card: Women with Silhouetted Man in Top Hat

Description: The vertically oriented postcard depicts two women in clothing stylish in the 1920s. In the lower right hand corner is a silhouette of a man in a top hat. The shadows of the women are sharply delineated behind them. There is some Japanese text in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
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Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo

New Year's Card: Dancing Couple

Description: A couple dances in this vertically oriented postcard. The woman is wearing a kimono and the man seen behind her is in black. The style of the rendering is reminiscent of Art Deco. Some Japanese text is in the lower right corner of the postcard. The ground of the card is a light blue.
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Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo

New Year's Card: Card Game

Description: The vertically oriented postcard depicts an aerial view of a woman in a kimono playing a card game. She is seated and her opponent is partially seen in silhouette. The ground of the card is a pale blue. There is some Japanese text in red in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono includes the card suits, spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
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Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: S. Riyo

New Year's Card: Silhouetted Woman under Lanterns

Description: A woman in modern dress and hat holds a mask and stands underneath three lanterns. A stark black silhouette is behind the woman. Her dress is yellow, orange, blue and light green stripes on the skirt and decorated with flowers at the waist.
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Date: 1920/1930~
Creator: Atsuo

New Year's Card with Women in Au Courant Fashion with Cityscape

Description: The vertically oriented postcard features two standing women in winter clothes in the foreground and in the background a cityscape is implied with a few short black lines. The year 1932 and a salutation in Japanese are in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
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Date: 1932
Creator: Atsuo Tanaka & Co.

Japanese Postcard

Description: The postcard depicts three figures in the foreground who appear to be at odds with each other. In the background are two large snowmen like figures.
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Date: unknown
Creator: Asai, Chū

Female Student in a Parody of the Wisteria Maiden

Description: The vertically oriented postcard contains a depiction of a woman in a simple gown and cape, holding an umbrella, amongst some leafy vines. The ground of the card stock is tan, the woman's hat and cloak are black, and the vine is green as is the simple line indicating the woman's sandals.
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Date: 1905
Creator: Asai Chu

New Year's Card: Sacred Rocks

Description: In this horizontally oriented postcard two rock formations are joined by a bridge. Atop the larger formation on the left side of the postcard is a gate. A red stamp is in the upper right corner of the postcard as well as some Japanese text.
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Date: 1920/1930~

Soldier in a Parody of Benkei

Description: This vertically oriented postcard depicts a soldier shoveling. Weapons and tools are on his back and his facial expression is fierce and angry. The ground of the card is a tan with no background setting indicated.
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Date: 1905
Creator: Asai Chu

Sayohime

Description: A woman looking out to sea inside a heart shape is the focal point of this postcard.
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Date: 1905
Creator: Japanese Postcard Association

Couple with Umbrella Behind Tree

Description: A large tree trunk figures prominently in the composition and a couple behind the tree are underneath an umbrella. The colors of the postcard are muted and along the left hand edge is some Japanese text.
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Date: 1909
Creator: Kaburaki Kiyokata

Women Reading a Book

Description: The vertically oriented postcard depicts, in the upper one-third, two women reading from a single book. The background of the postcard is an olive green and Japanese text has been written in black ink on the postcard.
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Date: 1905~
Creator: Kaburaki Kiyokata

Sea Bream from Awaji Province

Description: A woman wearing a polka-dotted kimono rests her head on her hand and gazes into the distance. Behind her is a scene of men pulling many fish from the sea. Insets include Japanese text.
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Date: 1852
Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yamashiro Province

Description: A woman wearing a highly patterned kimono looks out a window or door at a man climbing a tree. There are several insets with Japanese text.
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Date: 1852
Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Hôki Province

Description: A woman in a green cloak looks back over her right shoulder. She wears a loose white scarf and a landscape is beyond.
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Date: 1852
Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi & Utagawa Yoshitori-jo
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