{"product_id":"posters-18","title":"P36 Antique Japanese Shipping Poster – Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.), Osaka–Beppu Route, Pre-War Japan, c. Late 1920s","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eHistorically important Japanese advertising poster issued by \u003cstrong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eOsaka Shosen Kaisha (大阪商船株式会社, O.S.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e, depicting the company’s headquarters and bustling harbor facilities along the Ajigawa River in Tomishima-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"1134\"\u003eBefore World War II, Osaka Shosen operated one of Japan’s most popular passenger routes, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"797\"\u003eOsaka–Beppu line\u003c\/strong\u003e. The cutting-edge liner \u003cstrong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eKurenai Maru\u003c\/strong\u003e entered service in 1924 and earned the title “Queen of the Seto Inland Sea.” In 1929, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eSumire Maru\u003c\/strong\u003e joined the fleet, enabling twice-daily sailings and ushering in a golden age for the Beppu route. This poster belongs precisely to that celebrated period of expansion and maritime prestige.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eThe scene shows the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1193\"\u003eOsaka Shosen head office building\u003c\/strong\u003e rising above the Ajigawa River, with large steamships, smaller boats, and intense activity at the pier. The composition vividly captures the atmosphere of “hustle and bustle” at the waterfront during the company’s formative years and its rise as a major shipping power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1799\"\u003eRendered in a refined painterly yōga (Western-style) technique, the image combines fine-art quality with corporate advertising, a hallmark of elite Japanese commercial posters of the 1920s. These works were intended to project scale, reliability, and modernity, and to promote confidence in Japan’s growing passenger shipping network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eThis is a museum-level example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1880\"\u003epre-war Japanese maritime advertising art\u003c\/strong\u003e, directly connected to the golden age of the Osaka–Beppu route and the early history of Osaka Shosen Kaisha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eProduct: Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K.) shipping company advertisement\u003cbr data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2076\"\u003eSubject: Osaka Shosen headquarters, harbor, passenger steamships\u003cbr data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003ePeriod: Pre-war Japan, c. late 1920s (Golden age of the Osaka–Beppu route)\u003cbr data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003eTechnique: Lithographic advertising poster\u003cbr data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2265\"\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003eSize: 72 × 52 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IchiNichi ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209209037058,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/5186\/4834\/files\/DSC07800.jpg?v=1769681315","url":"https:\/\/ichinichicollection.com\/products\/posters-18","provider":"IchiNichi ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}