Tuesday, July 14, 2026

JBR 189: 1964 Miharuya Co. Yukata Cards

These bromides were attached by string to packs of fabric, from which you could make your own Yukata outfit. Featured on a number of packs was a black-and-white bromide of your favorite star modeling the exact fabric, so there are a number of variations, based upon the specific pattern being sold. (though sometimes the fabric didn't match the bromide's pattern)

PLAIN BACKGROUND SERIES
Sadaharu Oh (Two-hands on hip, fabric pattern 1)

Sadaharu Oh (Two-hands on hip, fabric pattern 2) - added 7/7/24
PLAIN BACKGROUND, BLUE SIGNATURE, CARD # SERIES
Sadaharu Oh (Pattern #3, card 9)- added 5/11/24
Kawakami (card 31)- added 5/11/24
PLAIN BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE, CARD # SERIES
Nagashima (card 20) - added 11/16/24
Nagashima (card 22)
PLAIN BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE, NO CARD # SERIES (JBR 223?)
Sadaharu Oh - added 11/16/24

Shozo Doi - added 1/28/25
DECORATIVE BACKGROUND, WHITE SIGNATURE
Sadaharu Oh - added 4/12/24
Sadaharu Oh - added 1/5/25
Nagashima - added 4/12/24
Kawakami c.1965 - added 4/12/24
Horiuchi - added 7/18/24
DECORATIVE BACKGROUND, NO SIGNATURE
Nagashima - added 4/12/24
Nagashima - added 7/14/26

Monday, July 6, 2026

JCM 163: c.1961 Playing Card Backs

Murayama (2 versions - "sun" pattern in background of 1) - added 7/6/26
Mori (3 versions - 1 w/o name, regular, 1 w/ colored border) - added 7/6/26

JBR uncatalogued - Like JCM 27

Just like JCM27, but blank backed.

Miyamoto / Nakao - added 4/26/25
Izaki / Hirooka - added 4/26/25
Yoshida / Azuma - added 4/26/25
Inoue / Moroki - added 4/26/25
Bessho - added 1/14/26
Kaju? - added 7/6/26

JCM 43b: 1957 Marusan Simple Back Borderless, Color Front, Manufactuer's Symbol on Back

Sugiyama - added 4/5/25
Takakura - added 4/22/25
Sasaki - added 4/22/25
Ezaki - added 4/22/25
Anabuki - added 7/6/26