These two postcards, postmarked in Bizen on January 4, 1890, and July 30, 1891, were sent by Kikui Kamejiro (菊井亀次郎), who provided his return address as Taiji, Iwabuson, Iwanashi-gun, Bizen (備前磐梨郡石生村大字). Notably, Kikui addressed the recipient, Maeda Yoshihiko, as "oil paint artist" (Abura-Eshi, 油絵氏). This title appears frequently on other postcards sent to Maeda around 1890, indicating his established reputation as a skilled practitioner of oil painting. Such consistent recognition underscores Maeda’s prominence in the artistic circles of the time. Unfortunately, as is often the case with many other postal cards in this collection, we have been unable to uncover who Kikui Kamejiro was in a historical context.
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