Postcards commemorating milestones in Japanese imperial rule in China. These images and captions reveal that almost any action that aggrandized Japanese empire in the early twentieth century was deemed worthy of serial commemoration by postcard manufacturers and Japanese consumers. What was/is the significance of this proclivity, and the form it took? Coming soon from the East Asia Image Collections at Skillman Library, Special Collections
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“The First New Year after the Conquest of Germany.” (Qingdao)
“Year 3 of the outbreak of the “Manchurian Incident” September 18th [1931]
The Manchu Emperor’s Imperial Visit to Tokyo April 6, 1935
“3d Year of the China Incident Poster: July 7 [1937]”
“The Fall of Hankou Commemoration October 27th, 1938”