Author: Paper. Toyosha?
Title: [Shin Hatsumei Keibenshi].
Description: n.p. [Osaka?] [188-?]. 75x28cm woodcut with added colours. Piece from the top margin well away from the printing, a repaired tear; Quite good for a cheap, vulnerable bit of production. ¶ I believe this to be an announcement for a new invention of a lightweight paper. I hope not the paper this is printed on which seems heavy and coarse to me. Probably not considering the easy grasp of our newspaper addict. I suspect the cigarettes will stay on that side of his mouth until his left eye looks as sore as the right does now. Then he will switch back.

Keywords: graphic art poster hikiduda advertising c19th Japan paper printing modernism progress meiji