This design comes from an untitled Japanese picture postcard, originally color lithograph with ink on card stock, which was likely produced around 1906. The postcard represents a mood of political disillusionment after the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). I have carefully redrawn, recolored, and refinished this work of art by hand in order to preserve this interesting piece of history.
Although not directly referenced by the postcard, the general mood and theme of the postcard line up with the public reaction to the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the war: although Japan had won major victories, many Japanese felt the settlement was humiliating because it did not include the indemnity and spoils they expected, and that anger helped trigger protests and the Hibiya riots in 1905.
This postcard belongs to the first great age of the Japanese picture postcard. In Japan, privately produced postcards were authorized in 1900, and the new medium expanded rapidly as printing technology, postal circulation, and consumer visual culture developed together.
The text reads: “Ah, have we been sold out?! Ah, have we been deceived?!”
Sticker material is a heavy-duty vinyl (95µ density) and will survive heavier use, both indoors and outdoors, than one made of paper.
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These stickers are printed on durable, high opacity adhesive vinyl which makes them perfect for regular use, as well as for covering other stickers or paint. The high-quality vinyl ensures there are no bubbles when applying the stickers.
• High opacity film that’s impossible to see through
• Fast and easy bubble-free application
• Durable vinyl
• 95µ density
Don't forget to clean the surface before applying the sticker.