{"product_id":"childrens-club-new-years-issue","title":"Children's Club, New Years issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis colorful multi-panel supplement comes from \u003cem\u003eYōnen Club\u003c\/em\u003e (Children's Club), a popular Japanese children's magazine published by Kodansha beginning in 1914. Created as a New Year's \u003cem\u003efuroku\u003c\/em\u003e, or special magazine supplement, the sheet provided children with game boards and activities to enjoy during the holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe un-cut sheet features four distinct designs, including a dramatic samurai battle on horseback, a large Kewpie doll face transformed into a game board, the Japanese folk character Goriki Taro, and a playful scene of anthropomorphic animals playing drums beneath Japanese flags. Together, the images capture the mix of traditional Japanese stories, childhood entertainment, and international popular culture found in children's publishing of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kewpie is particularly interesting. Created by American illustrator Rose O'Neill in the early twentieth century, the character became enormously popular in Japan during the Taisho era. Its appearance alongside samurai, Japanese folk characters, and traditional New Year's imagery demonstrates how readily Western popular culture was being absorbed and reinterpreted for Japanese children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplements known as \u003cem\u003efuroku\u003c\/em\u003e were an important part of Japan's competitive children's magazine industry. Publishers included games, paper toys, cutouts, and other bonuses to make their magazines more exciting to young readers and encourage sales. These pieces were specifically intended to be handled, folded, cut, and played with, making complete surviving examples particularly interesting today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its colorful printing and lively illustrations, the sheet offers a wonderful glimpse into childhood and popular culture in early twentieth-century Japan, when traditional imagery and new international influences could exist side by side on a single children's magazine page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.25\" x 10.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good to Very Good, Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks\/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Please refer to each print's image to get a better understanding of the condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234632523891,"sku":"AP8289","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/edited_ef26c829-8278-4e3a-9691-31b417697082.jpg?v=1786058342","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/childrens-club-new-years-issue","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}