Kyoto / Japan: Villa Inabata Bell Tower Geisha Kimono Meiji Taisho Era (Vintage PC ~1910s)

vintage black and white japanese postcard featuring the historic villa inabata (waku-an garden) in kyoto. the front depicts a beautiful scenic view of a traditional wooden bell tower (shoro / clocher) nestled among lush trees and maple foliage. a woman in a traditional kimono and obi is sitting gracefully on the wooden structure next to a stone pathway.
the reverse side features a simple divided back layout with the heading post card in an art nouveau style font and japanese characters (郵便はがき - yubin hagaki) written on the right side.

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally unused

condition: very good to excellent...please also refer to scans which show complete front and back of postcard

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