Japanese, Dancing Girl, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet (Folded): 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.8 × 3.7 cm) Sheet (Unfolded): 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (17.4 × 3.7 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
Burdick 218, N240.46
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of late 19th-century American advertising with *Japanese, Dancing Girl*, charming commercial color lithograph from the *Types of Nationalities* (N240), issued by the Kinney Brothers Company in 1890. This petite card, measuring just 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 inches when unfolded, captures a graceful figure in traditional Japanese attire mid-dance, embodying the era's fascination with global cultures and exoticism. Produced as a promotional insert for tobacco products, these cards were collectibles that boosted sales by appealing to enthusiasts of far-off lands. Chromolithograp...
About the Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · 1869–2011
**Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company (1869–2011)** Founded around 1869 by Francis Sherwood Kinney in New York City, the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company quickly rose to prominence in the burgeoning American cigarette industry. Francis, a pioneering tobacco manufacturer, experimented with hand-rolled cigarettes using blends of Turkish and Virginia tobacco, scaling to mass production by employing Europ...