In the 1920s and 1930s, Japan embraced new forms of graphic design as waves of social change swept across the nation. This collection of 50 posters, magazine covers and advertisements offer a glimpse at some of the prevailing tendencies in a society transformed by the growth of modern industry and technology, the popularity of Western art and culture, and the emergence of leftist political thought.
"Buy Domestic!" poster, 1930 [
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Cover of "Nippon" magazine issue #1, Oct 1934 [
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"Fuji Weekly" cover, Oct 1930 [
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Poster for Japan's first national census, 1920 [
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Grand Nagoya Festival poster by Kenkichi Sugimoto, 1933 [
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Kyoto Grand Exposition to Commemorate the Showa Imperial Coronation, 1928 [
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Poster design by Shujiro Shimomura, 1928 [
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"NAPF" (Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio) magazine cover, Feb 1931 [
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"NAPF" (Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio) magazine covers: Sep 1931 // Oct 1931
"May 1" movie poster by Hiromu Hara, 1928-1929 [
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"Senki" magazine covers: Oct 1929 // Nov 1929
"Senki" magazine covers: May 1930 // Jan 1930
Cover of "Nippon" magazine issue #7, June 1936 [
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Magazine ad for "
Seishun Zukai" movie, 1931 [
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"Affiches" magazine issue #2, Aug 1927 [
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"The Advertising World" magazine cover, Sep 1933 [
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Book covers: "Modern Commercial Art," 1928 [
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Tako - 凧) by Takehisa Yumeji, 1926 [
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Poster for 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan (canceled due to war), 1938 [
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Poster for the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo (canceled due to WWII), 1936 (by Hiromu Hara) [
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"The Advertising World" magazine cover, June 1926 [
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"Reijin" sheet music cover, 1930 [
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"Songs of Miss Nippon" sheet music cover, 1930 [
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Cover of "Nippon" magazine issue #2, Jan 1935 [
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Poster for Shimadzu mannequin exhibition, 1935 [
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Designs by Kurazo Murota: Poster, 1928 // Catalog cover, 1927
Poster for Tokyo Construction Fair, 1935 [
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Cover of "Affiches" magazine issue #1, 1927 [
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Magazine ads for movies: "
Omohide Ooki Onna", 1931 // "
Wakaki Hi no Kangeki," 1931
Magazine ads for movies: "
Chuya Gyojoki," 1931 // "
Shukujo Club," 1931
"Young Miss" (
Ojo-san) movie poster, 1930 [
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"Fuji Weekly" cover, Aug 1930 [
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Poster for "Volga" and "College Life," 1930 [
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Nikke business clothing poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1931 [
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Nikke sports coat poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1931 [
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