Japan: An idealised samurai warrior on horseback against a rising sun flag, c. 1900

Taisho-era gift certificate, from a specific shop in Japan, for refined sake. Depicts a samurai on horseback, against a rayed, rising sun; framed by an array of samurai weapons (including a naginata across the top, and a yari across the bottom).

Japanese woodblock printing as commercial art, very early 20th century

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