A Russian figure recoils from a radiant woman labelled Modern Japan, who is surrounded by words including justice, progressiveness, tolerance, and religious liberty.

March 23, 1904 · Colour offset photomechanical print

The Yellow Peril

Udo J. Keppler

Why it matters

The image praises “Modern Japan” as enlightened while retaining the language and allegorical body of racial difference, showing how admiration could remain inside a hierarchical visual system.

Publication
Puck, vol. 55, no. 1412
Holding institution
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Shelfmark
Illus. in AP101.P7 1904 (Case X); LC-DIG-ppmsca-25833
Rights
No known restrictions on publication

Citation

Udo J. Keppler. The Yellow Peril. Puck, vol. 55, no. 1412, March 23, 1904. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-25833.