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Japanese Ephemera from the 1920/30s

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A Collection of Japanese Ephemera from the 1920s and 30s

Collected Japanese ephemera From the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, from Japan’s transformative period, with its robust industrial force accompanied by an increase in consumer culture.

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