{"product_id":"posters-010","title":"P45 Antique Japanese Bicycle Advertising Poster – Miyata Cycle (ミヤタ自転車), Pre-War Japan, Early Shōwa Period, c. 1920s–1930s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"669\"\u003eStriking and rare Japanese advertising poster promoting \u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eMiyata Bicycles (宮田自転車)\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Japan’s most important and long-established bicycle and machinery manufacturers. This large-format lithographic poster dates from \u003cstrong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"590\"\u003epre-war Japan, early Shōwa period (circa late 1920s–1930s)\u003c\/strong\u003e, when bicycles symbolized modernity, independence, and technological progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"1047\"\u003eThe composition features a stylish young woman riding a modern Western-style bicycle, set against a bold graphic background incorporating the \u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eMiyata company emblem\u003c\/strong\u003e and dynamic silhouettes of cyclists in motion. The design reflects the strong influence of \u003cstrong data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eArt Deco and modernist commercial graphics\u003c\/strong\u003e, combined with Japanese advertising aesthetics of the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003eMiyata (founded in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003e1890\u003c\/strong\u003e) was one of Japan’s most prestigious manufacturers of bicycles, firearms, and machinery, and played a major role in the modernization of Japanese transportation. Posters like this were used in shops and dealerships to promote bicycles as symbols of progress, health, and contemporary urban lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eThe confident pose, fashionable clothing, and strong graphic layout express the optimism and forward-looking spirit of Japan in the late Taishō to early Shōwa era. This is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1643\"\u003emuseum-quality example of pre-war Japanese industrial and lifestyle advertising design\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"2159\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eProduct: Miyata (宮田) Bicycle advertisement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eCompany: Miyata Manufacturing Co. (founded 1890)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1830\"\u003eSubject: Woman riding bicycle, modern lifestyle, industrial design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003ePeriod: Pre-war Japan, early Shōwa period, c. 1920s–1930s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1939\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1939\"\u003eTechnique: Lithographic advertising poster\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003eCountry: Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1987\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1987\"\u003eSize: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003e76.5 × 52.5 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2114\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2114\"\u003eCondition: Original vintage poster with visible age-related wear, edge wear, creases, and small losses consistent with age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"IchiNichi ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209206776066,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/5186\/4834\/files\/DSC07774.jpg?v=1769681258","url":"https:\/\/ichinichicollection.com\/products\/posters-010","provider":"IchiNichi ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}