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<n>A New Collection of Monsters</n>, a woodblock print from 1860 by artist <n>Utagawa Shigekiyo</n>.

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Illustration of a <n>Peking Opera facial makeup</n> design on a <n>Chinese Cigarette Card</n>.

An illustration of a <n>Chinese traditional pattern</n> depicting a character from Chinese opera.

A <n>Chinese opera mask</n> depicted on a <n>cigarette card</n> published by the <n>British American Tobacco Company</n> in China, ca. 1920.

Japanese movie poster for the 1966 film <n>Alfie</n>, directed by <n>Lewis Gilbert</n> and starring <n>Michael Caine</n>.

An illustration of a <n>Chinese traditional pattern</n>.

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A vintage <n>Chinese Cigarette Card</n> featuring an illustration of a <n>Chinese Opera Mask</n>.

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Old Japanese film posters

A composite poster for the Japanese films <n>Ekimae Ryokan</n> (1958) and <n>The Rambling Guitarist</n> (1959).

1948 Japanese baseball bromide depicting player <n>Yoshio Kageura</n>.

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A collage tribute to <n>Fujio Akatsuka</n> by artist <n>M!DOR!</n>, using illustrations from <n>Osomatsu-kun</n>.

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A 1930s Japanese baseball bromide of pitcher <n>Nakagawa</n> of <n>Meiji University</n>.

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The <n>Space Invader</n> manner poster from October 1979 for the <n>Teito Rapid Transit Authority</n> in Tokyo.

Japanese poster for <n>Roman Polanski</n>'s 1965 film <n>Repulsion</n>, starring <n>Catherine Deneuve</n>.

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1948 menko card of <n>Yomiuri Giants</n> first baseman <n>Tetsuharu Kawakami</n>.

<n>Do not rush onto the train</n>, a manner poster from April 1979 for the Tokyo subway system.

<n>Chinese Cigarette Card</n> featuring an illustration of a <n>Chinese opera mask</n>.

A <n>Chinese Cigarette Card</n> depicting an opera mask. Photo by <n>John T. Fowler</n>.

Poster for <n>Nagisa Ōshima</n>'s 1967 film <n>Ninja Bugeichō</n>, designed by <n>Kiyoshi Awazu</n>.

Movie Poster of the Week: "Band of Ninja"

A <n>Chinese cigarette card</n> from the 1920s depicting a character from the <n>Beijing Opera</n>.

Tadashito Nadamoto Illustration

<n>Bakuretsudanki</n> poster by artist <n>Tadashi Nadamoto</n>, 1963.

Japanese poster for the 1969 film <n>Medea</n> by <n>Pier Paolo Pasolini</n>, starring <n>Maria Callas</n>. Design by <n>Kiyoshi Awazu</n>.

Tadanori Yokoo Illustration

Cover for <n>Hanashi no Tokushū</n> magazine by artist <n>Tadanori Yokoo</n>, 1966.

Tadashi Nadamoto Illustration

Poster for a <n>Claudio Villa</n> concert in Osaka, 1961. Illustration by <n>Tadashi Nadamoto</n>.

An illustration of the <n>Peking Opera</n> facial makeup for the character <n>Zhang Fei</n>.

A 1930s Japanese menko baseball card of an unknown player from the collection of <n>Gary Engel</n>.

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Susumu Eguchi Illustration

Poster for <n>The Greatest Children's Science Exhibition in History</n> in Tokyo, organized by the <n>Japan Children's Culture Research Institute</n>.

A sheet of <n>Ultraman Kaiju Cards</n> illustrated by artist <n>Takayuki Minamimura</n>.