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Subject:2 japanese mirrors framing a print with butterfly-winged persons
Posted By: manuD Sat, Apr 21, 2018 IP: 82.234.79.138

A friend asked me about this print with two persons with butterfly wings, on a 3-panel device where the left and right panel are mirrors. I tried unsuccessfully to read the text in the box in the lower rught corner of the print. The third column has katakana writing which makes no sense to me.

I found another such print framed by mirrors, but with a different text, on internet. It is on the bottom image.

my friend and I would be very thankful if somebody could translate the text, and possibly explain the purpose of these mirrors.
Are they supposed to be in a bathroom?







Subject:Re: 2 japanese mirrors framing a print with butterfly-winged persons
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Apr 22, 2018

Pic 1-2,
Inscriptions,
巴里フォヲブル聖デニー - Paris Faubourg Saint Denis
大極上化粧用 - Extra Quality Cosmetic Use
玻璃鏡製造處 - Glass Mirror Manufacturer
八十九番地  ‐ No. 89
レポーんブローウ - Le Pombleau

Pic. No 2
大極上メリニス - Extra Quality Merinos
私館ニ而織出  - Home Woven

With regards,
I.Nagy

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Subject:Re: 2 japanese mirrors framing a print with butterfly-winged persons
Posted By: manuD Mon, Apr 23, 2018

no wondern I couldnt decipher this unexpected mixture of kanjis, katakana and hiragana.

I also wondered about the winged persons, something I have never seen on the very numerous woodprints that I have admired over the years.

So this seems to be a French production.

thank you very much.
Emmanuel


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