Image of Japanese aerialists, acrobats, and jugglers, some wearing kimonos, performing acts, with a lower left corner vignette of two men fighting with swords captioned "Exercices de Guerriers," and a lower right vignette of two men fencing, captioned "Escrime Japonaise"; small portrait of P.T. Barnum at upper left and small portrait of J. A. Bailey at upper right; with a French stamp and obscured Barnum and Bailey stamp at upper left. Probable date based on dates of Barnum & Bailey's European tour from 1897 to 1902; the circus performed France in 1902. "Merveilleuse serie / de / nouveaux tours de / force et d'adresse par une / troupe d'incomparables / jongleurs et acrobates Japonais."--text, lower centered. "(C No. 108)"--text, upper right margin. "Imprimeries / Courmount Freres / 10, Rue Breguet / Paris"--text, bottom left of image. "Authorized / by / The Courier Litho Co. / Buffalo NY"--text, bottom left of image. "Impes. Courmont, Freres, 10, Rue Breguet, Paris"--text, lower left margin. "Reproduction Interdite"--text, lower right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 73.66 x 105.09 cm (29 x 41 3/8 in.)
Barnum and Bailey Advertising--Circus Aerialists--Japanese--Pictorial works Aerialists--Pictorial works Acrobats--Pictorial works Circus--Europe Circus owners--Pictorial works Circus performers--Pictorial works Circus performers--Japan--Pictorial works Ethnic costume--Pictorial works Foreign Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Circus posters--1900-1910. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Circus The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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