P2 Antique Japanese Advertising Poster – Kirin Beer by Hokuu Tada, c. 1920s

An advertising poster for a Japanese department store, depicting a mother and child in a warm and intimate composition.

The image emphasizes themes of family, care, and stability, reflecting the use of emotional imagery in early 20th-century advertising.

The painterly style reveals a blend of traditional Japanese sensibility and early Western influence.

Details:

• Product: Department store advertising

• Subject: Family and daily life

• Period: circa 1910s–1920s

• Technique: Lithographic advertising poster

• Country: Japan

• Framed with museum glass