Nakahara Jun'ichi fashion illustration postcard, c. 1945.

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This is a fashion illustration postcard, c. 1945. by  Nakahara Jun'ichi.  This illustration represents a kimono made of various homemade fabrics.  There are mix-and-match plain and patterned fabrics with beautiful colors. This illustration not only shows the influential fashion statement in the 1940s on dolls but also the art style of manga that became popular and influenced the younger population of girls to be involved in fashion and beauty.