Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Black Beauty or Shiseido?
Shiseido came first, in 1872 (founded). Black Beauty followed 5 years later, in 1877 (published).
- Second1877
Black Beauty
book · publishedAnna Sewell wrote Black Beauty and died five months after it came out in 1877.
- First1872
Shiseido
company · foundedShiseido began in Tokyo in 1872 as a pharmacy; its soda fountain later led to the introduction of ice cream in Japan.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.