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Japanese 1932 Nagasaki Postcard in German to F. M. Trautz For Sale
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Japanese 1932 Nagasaki Postcard in German to F. M. Trautz:
$10.00
Japanese 1932 Nagasaki Postcard in German to F. M. Trautz
This New Year\'s card with a postmark of December 23, 1932 at Nagasaki is addressed to F. M. Trautz in Kyoto, sent by someone named M. Akamatsu. It carries warm greetings for Christmas and New Year in German: \"Herzliche Glückwünsche zu den fröhlichen Weihnachten sowie zum Neujahr, Ihr ganz Ergebener.\"
Despite the lack of information on Akamatsu, the postcard sparks curiosity about their connection to Trautz and the choice of language. Nagasaki\'s historical ties to international trade and the use of German might suggest a professional or academic relationship between the sender and recipient during that time.
Friedrich Max Trautz (1877-1952) was a German Army officer, scholar and Japanologist. He developed a deep interest in Japan and studied Japanese in Berlin, earning the first doctorate in Japanese studies from Friedrich Wilhelm University. He worked at the Ethnological Museum in Berlin and was instrumental in promoting the academic study of Japanese history and culture. In 1926, he became the German director of the Japan Institute in Berlin. He continued his research in Kyoto and became the first director of the German Research Institute in Japan in 1934. His work included documenting traditional Japanese culture and fostering German-Japanese cultural
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