Featured RPPC- Is This Woman Chinese or Japanese?

I acquired a small lot of Chinese Opera related ephemera a while back and mixed in the lot was this postcard. I naturally assumed she was Chinese because of the other items in the lot. Now I'm second guessing myself (I tend to do that), probably all for nil. It's made by Leonar (German company) and probably dates between 1920 and 1935 maybe. The name on the back turns up nothing. I'm listing this along with some other items at auction tomorrow night and I don't want to list a Japanese woman as Chinese, lol.

 

Lu is a surname of Chinese origin.

Debora

 

And I am sure they'll thank you on both sides of the Sea of Japan.
There is the name, as Debora said, and both she and her headdress look Chinese.

 

(or Miss Lee)

 

That hair thing is Chinese for certain.

 

chinese actress, popular enough to have her photo postcard. miss annie lee may not be her name but the name of the person who got the postcard

 

Thanks everyone. She is Chinese as I first thought, good. It's strange that Phaik Hooi mentioned her being an actress. That was my first thought also for no particular reason. I haven't found a match yet though and I've been on that mission for a couple hours almost so I'm about over it. .99 starting bid tonight, we'll see how it goes.

 

Good luck.

 

wish i could have added this one to your lot: another leonar chinese opera photo postcard with names (don't ask me what it says cos i can't read chinese )

 

Nice postcard. There weren't too many older postcards in the lot. Several modern Chinese opera postcard booklets. Most of the stuff is from the 50's to the early 70's.






One of the modern pc books. They have 10 cards each in them. This is number 4, I have 1-3 also.

 

Lim's Photo
No 422 Beach Street, Penang
Tel 83225

Penang, my hometown , Pearl of the Orient (one of, thereof )
shop is no longer there and the street name is now in malay: Lebuh Pantai. 5-digit phone number is 1960s.

regards
phaik hooi