"This picture represents the design for the ten yen stamp, the Crane, released October 12, 1953, to commemorate the return of the Crown Prince Akihito from His foreign tour."

Japanese

Shôwa era

1953 (Shôwa 28)

Place of Creation: Japan

Medium/Technique Color lithograph; ink on card stock

Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards

Accession Number2002.9404

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPostcards

ProvenanceLeonard A. Lauder Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fractional gift of Lauder (Accession date: March 20, 2002).