Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

Categories: Asia

Geisha posing in swimsuits on the beach — postcards with such images in Japan at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries were the most popular (and probably the only known) type of pin-up.

(19 photos in total)

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

 

Japanese Pin-up: 1870-1920

Keywords: 19th century | 20th century | Pin-up | Postcards | Beach | Japan

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