Antique & Vintage Postcards

Hand-colored Japanese postcard showing an elevated view of the Naniwa-bashi bridge crossing the Dojima River at Nakanoshima island in central Osaka. A bright red electric streetcar crosses the stone arch bridge, surrounded by pedestrians, rickshaws, and cyclists. The blue waters of the river fork around the tree-lined island, and the traditional tile-roofed cityscape of early 20th-century Osaka extends to the horizon. The vivid hand-coloring — particularly the red tram and blue river — is a hallmark of quality Japanese tourist postcard production of the period.