【Feature exhitbition 4】Picture Postcard of the Waterside Nov. 19, 2019 (Tue) ~ Jan. 26, 2020(Sun)

The scenery of the waterside is somehow nostalgic. 

There was a big box full of stacked old postcards. Coincidentally, the one that was situated on the top of the stack had an image of fishing. About thirty years ago, I found it at my favorite secondhand book shop. “If you like it, please take it for free.” The bookshop owner said. However, I gave him a 1,000 yen bill and took it home. The box contained about 300 picture postcards of famous tourist spots in the pre-war period. I studied each picture, but none of the other postcards had an image of fishing.

 

 Kanamori Naoharu, a collector of fishing related articles, described in his book “Traveling within picture postcards: Waterside archive of angler”. It was the first postcard with an angling image that he was first collected. Mr. Kanamori kindly donated the collection of picture postcards which he had collected throughout 30 years.

 

 In this exhibition, we will pick up and introduce some old postcards that show old sceneries of waterside such as river, lake, shore, and port. Please explore the nostalgic Japanese watersides while viewing the donated angling picture postcards.