Japanese Postcard History The craze for postcards arose in the early twentieth century. This sudden interest was due to the development of the postal service, the growth of the printing industry, and the appearance of shops specializing in the sale of cards. Explore a selection of historic, Japanese postcards from across the Museum's collection. /internal/media/dispatcher/804559/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Client in a Print Shop from Ehagaki sekai 1908 Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1667 394350 /internal/media/dispatcher/804453/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Emperor Meiji and Maejima Hisoka, Minister of Communications 1921 (Taishô 10) Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1555 394358 /internal/media/dispatcher/804452/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Emperor Taisho and Noda Utaro, Minister of Communications 1921 (Taishô 10) Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1554 394357 /internal/media/dispatcher/804454/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Japanese Postal Service 1905 Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1556 394359 /internal/media/dispatcher/804564/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Ministry of Communications Building in 1871 1921 (Taishô 10) Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1552 394355 /internal/media/dispatcher/804560/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Printing Culture Exhibition Advertisement (Insatsu bunka tenrankai senden) Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1550 394351 /internal/media/dispatcher/804558/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Record of New Artists in the Meiji Era from Ehagaki Sekai 1909 Komeno Hakusui 2002.1671 394349 /internal/media/dispatcher/804555/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail View of the Post Office in Kanda, Tokyo on the Day of the Sale of War Commemorative Post Cards 1906 Artist unknown, Japanese 2002.1548 394347 /internal/media/dispatcher/846090/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail Woman Viewing Postcards in an Album cancelled 1906 Artist unknown, Japanese 2003.642 406878