LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) RACAHOUT DES ARABES. Circa 1910. 22 1/4x18 1/2 inches, 56 1/2x47 cm. P. Vercasson, Paris. Condition A: minor creasing at edges. Japan. To advertise this "nutritional children's foodstuff composed of Persian salep, cocoa, sweet acrons, sugar, vanilla, potato and rice flour -- Cappiello evokes a charming scene with an adorable little girl." (Rennert / Cappiello p. 117) This is the French version, it also exists in Spanish and English. Rennert / Cappiello 152 (var), Health 157.
