Saturday, April 14, 2007

Chinese Circus-1


Chinese Circus-1, originally uploaded by raintree1969.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Fujishima Takeji, Maiko and Drum from the series Beautiful Women andMusic (Bijin to onkyoku) 1905

Found in the MFA.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

MYSTIC TEA CUP


MYSTIC TEA CUP, originally uploaded by tonto-kidd.

Ad from the April 1959 issue of Chimes "largest psychic monthly".

Feng Yan, Narcissus and Bird, 1995

Image by © Artkey/Corbis. Found in Kavery.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

The Bath


ivory_13, originally uploaded by Al Q.

"From the early 20th-century Ivory Soap advertising booklet for new brides, "Elizabeth Harding, Bride.""

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Jap Soap ad, detail, 1919


Jap Soap ad, detail, 1919, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 562 x 496 version.

Monday, April 09, 2007

Jap Rose Soap, 1919


Jap Rose Soap, 1919, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Taschen's "All-American Ads 1900-1919". Click image for 1211 x 1816 version.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Edison Phonographs, 1908


Edison Phonographs, 1908, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Taschen's "All-American Ads 1900-1919". Click image for 659 x 850 version.