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# Rare 1937 Original Japanese Propaganda Poster - "Rebirth of the Republic" (民國更生)Up for sale or buy-it-now is an exceptionally rare, authentic museum-grade piece of World War II East Asian history: an original December 1937 political propaganda poster printed to commemorate the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (中華民國臨時政府) in Beijing. ### 📜 Historical Context & Provenance
Following the military occupation of Beijing by Imperial forces in 1937, this collaborationist puppet state was formed as a precursor to Wang Jingwei's reorganized national government. This poster was distributed to enforce political legitimacy, utilizing the old Chinese Five-Colored flag to appeal to local populations while illustrating a symbolic strike breaking the Kuomintang (KMT) Nationalist flag in the lower left corner.This pair comes directly from a private Pacific Northwest estate with clean, verified long-term archival storage history.### 📐 Dimensions & Format Specs
- **Width:** 7 inches
- **Length:**10
- **Format Type:** Traditional Japanese Wartime Hanban (半判) half-size urban flyer / tactical propaganda leaflet.### 🔍 Material Proof & Authenticity Verification
To guarantee investment-grade safety for high-end military archives and collectors, high-magnification macro photography has been provided in the listing gallery to show specific period-correct manufacturing details:
- **Ink Bleed-Through:** The heavy, hand-mixed industrial inks have naturally migrated through the reverse side of the porous paper stock over the past 80+ years.
- **Plate Registration Shifts:** Features authentic multi-layered alignment overlaps and color shifts typical of late-1930s mechanical press work rather than sharp, modern digital reprints.
- **Screen Matrix:** Clearly exhibits an authentic mid-century halftone mechanical dot screen pattern across solid colored fields.### 📊 Quantity & Availability Notes
- This listing features a multi-quantity layout. The price listed is PER POSTER. Adjust your checkout count to '2' if you wish to secure the perfectly matching pair.
- Both copies are pictured side-by-side in the primary listing image to verify authenticity.### 🔍 Condition Report
- **Status:** Genuine period-original pieces.
- **Details:** Both copies remain in their genuine, un-restored state. Features the authentic center fold lines as originally folded and distributed in December 1937. The paper retains its original crispness with mild, completely age-appropriate margin wear, minor toning, and a tiny, clean superficial 1/4" paper scrape near the bottom globe line that does not impact the primary illustration fields.### 📦 Safe Archival Shipping
These delicate historical papers will be packed with professional care. They will be shipped completely flat between multiple thick layers of heavy-duty, rigid corrugated cardboard to prevent any potential rolling creases or corner bending during transit.