Real photo postcard full length studio photograph of a ventriloquist performer in Japanese or Asian-themed costume alongside a dummy figure similarly attired. The costumes suggest either a Japanese ventriloquist act or a Western performer presenting an orientalist-themed routine, both of which were represented in variety entertainment of the Edwardian and early interwar periods.


The reverse bears a pencil notation reading Japanese Ventriloquist, confirming the themed nature of the act. The publisher is identified as John Walker and Co. The full length composition allows clear visibility of the elaborate costuming of both performer and dummy, which appears to have been a central visual element of the act's promotional identity.


The reverse reads: John Walker and Co. publisher POST CARD reverse with pencil notation reading Japanese Ventriloquist. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil notation on reverse.