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Halfsheet original vintage travel poster titled "Japan - Miyajima - Shrine Island," likely issued by the Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) in the 1950s.
Poster Details
Publisher: Japan Travel Bureau (now JTB Corp.), an organization founded in 1912 to promote tourism from overseas.
Subject: The poster features a photograph of a traditional ceremonial dance at the renowned Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, near Hiroshima, Japan.
Iconic Landmark: The shrine is famous for its iconic "floating" torii gate, visible in the background, which appears to rise from the sea during high tide.
Era: This piece is a mid-20th-century advertisement, estimated to be from the 1950s. |
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