Vintage Indonesia Padi Harvest Postcard – Central Java – EC-127 – Eric Oey

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Condition: In decent condition. Please check our images.

Vintage Indonesia Padi Harvest Postcard – Central Java – EC-127 – Eric Oey

Evocative photographic postcard capturing traditional rice harvest scenes in Central Java — a rare cultural collectible for ethnographic, agricultural, and Southeast Asian heritage collectors.

Measurements: approx.6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
Texts: please see images
Dates: 19th December, Year unknown
Condition: In decent condition, please see images. 
Internal notes: QC passed

You’re standing in the golden light of a Central Javanese afternoon. The fields ripple with ripe padi, bending gently under the weight of a season’s labour. Women in wide-brimmed conical hats move rhythmically through the rice, their hands deft and strong, their faces warmed by the sun and softened by decades of tradition. Children chatter in the distance, and the backdrop of thick, verdant hills frames the moment like a memory made timeless. This postcard captures a living breath of Indonesia, rich in culture, labour, and resilience.

Photographed by Eric Oey and published as part of the EC-127 series, this postcard is a visual testament to agricultural life in Central Java. The reverse side contains a handwritten message dated 19th Dec, adorned with two vibrant Indonesian stamps: one featuring President Suharto (100 Rupiah, 1986) and the other showing an illustration promoting food self-sufficiency (500 Rupiah, 1984). The personal note within reveals a glimpse of life abroad — daily struggles, food, and humour — adding emotional provenance and human texture to the piece.

For historians, ethnographers, or those with ties to Indonesia, this postcard is more than just an image — it’s a window into rural life, societal memory, and the intimate humanity behind historical progress. To collect such artefacts is to honour lived experiences, preserve disappearing worlds, and reconnect with forgotten narratives. This is a piece worth safeguarding.