Japan, from the Types of All Nations series (N24) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.201.24.24
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Japan, from the Types of All series (N24)*, a charming commercial color lithograph produced in 1889 by George. Harris & Sons for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Part of a popular set of 50 cards depicting people from around the globe, this tiny gem (just 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches) captures a stylized Japanese woman, reflecting the era's fascination with exotic cultures amid Japan's Meiji Restoration and growing Western trade ties. Chromolithography, the innovative printing technique used here, allowed for bold, multi-layered colors on mass-p...
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia