Category
Postcards
Japanese postcards from the Meiji and Taishō eras occupy a distinct place in the world
of printed ephemera. Hand-tinted real photo postcards — silver-gelatin photographs
coloured by craftsmen working brush in hand — represent a form of popular art that
existed only briefly, before photographic colour printing rendered handwork uneconomical.
This category covers authentication and dating guides, historical context, and individual
item pages for postcards currently or recently listed on eBay and Delcampe. Items range
from hand-tinted bijin-ga portraits to scenic views and social documents of early
twentieth-century Japan.