{"product_id":"weeping-skeleton-with-sword-japanese-late-meiji-tapestry","title":"Weeping Skeleton With Sword - Japanese Late Meiji Tapestry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text reads: “Ah, have we been sold out?! Ah, have we been deceived?!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease keep in mind that due to the blank flag and tapestry materials that I’m printing on, this item’s design is only printed on a single side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll my flags and tapestries are standard flag size, or 34.5” x 56” (87.6cm x 142.2cm) unless stated otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 100% polyester\u003cbr\u003e• Knitted fabric\u003cbr\u003e• Fabric weight: 4.42 oz\/yd² (150 g\/m²)\u003cbr\u003e• Print on one side\u003cbr\u003e• Blank reverse side\u003cbr\u003e• 2 iron grommets \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SpaceDogLaika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49759779913956,"sku":"5666557_12584","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0454\/7740\/files\/28a7078010c95889d5739c3340891229.jpg?v=1788309558","url":"https:\/\/spacedoglaika.com\/products\/weeping-skeleton-with-sword-japanese-late-meiji-tapestry","provider":"SpaceDogLaika","version":"1.0","type":"link"}