Japanese stage and screen actress (1892-1961) whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top billing in American motion pictures. Rare vintage matte-finish 4.75 x 6.75 half-length photo of the popular Japanese actress holding a hand fan, signed in fountain pen, "Most sincerely yours, Tsuru Aoki, 1917." In fine condition.
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