Japanese Postcards

April 5, 2004 3:30 PM

Early 1900's postcards of Japanese ladies and geishas.
posted by hama7 (9 comments total)

Immortal Geisha is of similar interest, but has been posted previously.
posted by hama7 at 3:30 PM on April 5, 2004

hama7, may I ask how you usually come across these wonderful resources? I mean, they're usually ephemera, so do you search stuff in Google like “ephemera thailand”, say, or do you come across the links in weblogs? I'm genuinely curious, and I wonder where the majority of the links spring from.
posted by Gnatcho at 3:47 PM on April 5, 2004

hama7, I'd prefer you not share with us your secrets to your wonderful links but please keep sharing the links themselves. thanks!
posted by gen at 4:19 PM on April 5, 2004

Oh, that is awesome. [this is good]
posted by Joey Michaels at 5:38 PM on April 5, 2004

With so little exposed flesh even the hint of the foot can become erotic.. or spooky.
Hands in the place of feet.
Phantom feet.
posted by stbalbach at 7:39 PM on April 5, 2004

On a similar theme: The Art of the Japanese Postcard, an exhibition currently running at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Art Nouveau and Art Deco cards are particularly striking.
posted by verstegan at 5:32 AM on April 6, 2004

hama7, may I ask how you usually come across these wonderful resources?

Google, and and lots of notes scribbled on paper. The secret is out.
posted by hama7 at 5:53 AM on April 6, 2004

[this is good]
posted by plep at 8:35 AM on April 6, 2004

Needless to say, this is quite marvelous. Rather than belonging to another time or place, they look like ethereal creatures from another planet altogether.
posted by 111 at 9:24 AM on April 6, 2004