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1904 Group of 3 satirical postcards. The Russo-Japanese War was fought against the Japanese in China's eastern provinces (Manchuria) The Russian population was ignorant about their largest neighbour, the Chinese being depicted as pantomime figures of villainy or comedy. Two cards depict this, the 3rd was printed in the Netherlands depicting an imaginary orchestra of wind instruments from the forces of General Baron Oku, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Second Army, a general perception that Japan's military ambitions were hot air.