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Title: 15 Japanese cruise ship menus and related imprints, most with color woodblock cover art Author: Place: Publisher: Date: 1937-1939 Description: Approximately 5.25 x 7.5" folded. With the exception of vessels used for prisoner exchanges or as hospital ships, most of these Japanese luxury liners of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line, requisitioned for wartime military use, were sunk by mines or torpedoes during World War II Small Art Deco design on Programme, S.S.Taiyo Maru (San Francisco to Japan), March 193 Warrior (elaborate silver-accented printing, with tassel), Asama Maru Theatre program, May 1937 Woman in kimono, M.S..Asama Maru, May 1937 Itsuryo Shiozaki, “Hizakari”, S.S. Taiyo Maru, Feb. 1937 Fantasy sailing ship, M.S.Heian Maru, Dec. 1937 Soho Kasai, “Cranes”, M.S.Heian Maru, Dec. 1937 Soyu Imanaka, “Pheasant” (exhibited at Imperial Art Exhibition, Tokyo, 1934), S.S.Rakuyo Maru, Nov. 1938 Yasuwo Kobori, “Yoritomo’s First Campaign”, M.S.Hikawa Maru, Feb. 1937 “Arashiyama, Kyoto”, M.S. Asama Maru, May 1937 Hyaku-Nin-Isshu, color photograph of game players, postcard format, M.S.Asama Maru, May 1937 Yeisho, “Wife of a Samurai”, 2 copies, S.S. Rakuyo Maru, Nov. and Dec. 1938 “Among Kyoto’s Charms” (Geishas), M.S. Rakuyo Maru, Dec. 1938 Ducks in a pond, Cinema Show program, S.s.Husimi Maru, Apr. 1939, mailed with handwriting on verso “Inari-Jinsha, Fushimi”, M.S.Taiyo Maru, July 1939 Lot Amendments Condition: Very good Item number: 247844