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December 28, 2015
Zen Nouveau: New Year’s Greetings from Early 20th-Century Japan
In Japan, oranges are often a symbol of the New Year, and New Year’s cards are hugely popular, so that’s probably what this card was, but why the skull? And why the reference to “Le Sang,” which is “blood” in English, or “Propre,” which can mean “clean” or “own” or “proper,” depending on the context? “It’s an interesting card,” Reed says matter-of-factly. “It doesn’t match anything else I have in my collection, and Lauder doesn’t mention it in his book. But I’m not really an expert. I just like it.” - - | Collectors Weekly
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 28, 2015 7:38 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.