Japanese dolls in Advertising

Japanese dolls in Advertising Art. On another page, I show items advertised as Japanese or ("Jap"), many of which include Japanese dolls. On this page are trade cards, advertisements, and a tea tin which show Japanese dolls in various domestic contexts. A note about trade cards (TC): these were "business cards" with a collectible image on one side, and on the other (or sometimes on both) information about a company and its products. Some trade cards show a picture of the shop or an image directly related to the product, while others are much less closely related (for example, little girls and dolls advertising a wine company!). Click on an image to see the entire item.
Loving look Advertising, TC, 1890?, US John Hancock Insurance Also used by other firms, including soap.
Victorian doll show Advertising, TC, 1890s?, France Vin de Bugeaud Four elegant little girls admire 8 male ichimatsu with tonsures and varied clothes.
Marvin Bread Advertising, TC, 1890?, US Marvin Bakery, manufacturers of Quaker Bread. Same design is used for other products.
Reading girl Advertising, TC, 1885, US Niagara Gloss Starch A tall ichimatsu sits beside a little girl reading a picture-book, with other books scattered around. She is half-dressed (one sock on).
Lactated Food baby Large dvertising TC, 1893, US Lactated Food Portrait of a healthy baby (with her name and an endorsement of the baby food); below are small images of dolls and toys, including a Japanese doll. Birthday Greetings.
"Introducing Dolly to the New Doll" Advertising TC, 1910?, US Gold Seal Flour/ Reid's Cough Cure The idea here is that a Japanese doll is appropriate as a "first doll" while the little girl must be older to have a more fragile and expensive blonde doll (which looks like her). Compare the Ivory Soap ad in which the baby clutches a Japanese doll while the older girl has a blonde dolly, A different view of this episode of transition to owning a blonde dolly may be seen in the illustration "Should auld acquaintance be forgot?" This is another tradecard image that was used, with some variations, for various products. The colored version was used, for example, for Sterling Pianos.
"Now dollies, if you be good..." Advertising, TC, 1895, US Bromangelion Dessert Jelly The artist may be Maud Humphrey. The theme of a little girl teaching her disparate doll family (as here) or a single doll, is a favorite with artists of the period.
Little Loves McLaughlin's Coffee Evidently one of a series of 16 large trade cards with paintings of scenes unrelated to the product. The tiny bald doll lying on the dock reminds us that Japanese dolls were considered appropriate toys for very young children, and that they provided a great and recognizable splash of color in a painting.
Anchor Coffee Advertising, TC, , US Picture also found as postcard, girl with parasol and doll.
Wrenn's blotting Advertisement, 1913 Wonderful image of a woman looking at a tiny Japanese doll (male ichimatsu) who is looking back!
Rosie Sky Advertising pamphlet, , US Paw-nee Oats Toys in every package for Girls and Boys On p. 10 of 16: This is Miss Rosie Sky, a Japanese doll, waiting tomake some little girl happy. The hair looks like a boy doll; chekced kimono in line drawing.
Crown Syrup Advertising TC This and a similar die-cut card advertise "Crown Brand Table Syrup" with wonderful images of a doll tea party with Japanese dolls. I have found the related image on a valentine, shown on a different page.
Sainsbury's Tea tin, 1920s?, UK Sainsbury's Dept. store "Mummy buys her Tea at Sainsbury's" on tea tin with girl having party with 4 dolls including golliwog and Japanese doll.