Author: Soap.
Title: [Bikatsu Sekken].
Description: Osaka? c1930? Colour lithograph poster 108x35cm. A couple of short tears in the bottom margin repaired, still a nice bright copy with metal strip and hanging loop at the top. ¶ I have the feeling that the dancer originally cast to dance the pas de deux with this bar of Bikatsu soap was unable to appear and a frightened understudy from the corps was stuffed into the prima ballerina's costume and pushed out on stage at the last minute.

Keywords: graphic art advertising posters c20th Japan modernism ballet dancing performing arts soap manufactures