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ORIGINAL TITLE: CHIARINI'S CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE, COMPLETE CONGRESS OF WONDERS & MARVELS
PRONUNCIATION: SEKAI DAI ICHI CHARIKO
MATERIAL: Woodblock Printed
TYPE: Poster
DIMENSIONS: 10 1/2 X 13 3/4 inches (poster)
COMPONENTS: Poster measures and is
CONDITION: in very nice condition.  
NOTES: In fact, this is the nicest condition early Japanese circus poster we have owned.
LANGUAGE
Japanese English
ITEM ID: 3568

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Chiarini’s Circus Woodblock Print Poster

DATE
Year: 1887
Decade: 1880s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Notes: Meiji 20

Original Japanese woodblock print poster for Chiarini’s Circus, with Japanese on the right hand side and English at the top. Giuseppe Chiarini came to Japan and his circus performed in front of the Emperor and Empress Meiji for which he received $5,000 in gold.