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Original Japanese decorative art postcard set featuring three elegant designs by Minakami Koson (水上香邨, 1874–1945), published by Meiseidō (明盛堂), Kyoto, during the late Meiji period.
These refined compositions reflect the influence of the Kyoto design movement, combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with the emerging Art Nouveau and early modern decorative style. Rather than narrative scenes, the cards present beautifully balanced motifs intended as works of graphic design.
The set includes:
• A Heian noble couple viewed through a decorative window with autumn grasses.
• A hanging garment or textile displayed beneath stylized foliage in a modern geometric composition.
• An abstract landscape-like design featuring dragonflies over flowing water rendered in bold color blocks.
Published by Meiseidō, one of Kyoto's leading art postcard publishers of the era, these cards represent the sophisticated graphic sensibility that made early twentieth-century Japanese design highly influential both in Japan and abroad.
An attractive and increasingly scarce set for collectors of Japanese decorative arts, Kyoto design, Art Nouveau, Shin-Bijutsu, and early Japanese postcards.
Title: Art Design Postcard Set (3 Cards)
Artist: Minakami Koson (水上香邨)
Publisher: Meiseidō (Kyoto)
Country: Japan
Date: c.1900–1908 (Late Meiji Period)
Size: Approx. 14 × 9 cm each
Original antique postcards
Light age-related wear, minor foxing, and slight discoloration consistent with age.
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