Modern Japanese Posters

Title: Modern Japanese Posters (日本のポスター)
Authors: Seishi Namiki; Tsumiki Wada
Publisher: Seigensha
Language: Japanese (with English image captions)
Year of publication: 2018
Number of pages: 288, color and black and white
Paperback, dimensions: 11 x 15 x 2 cm
ISBN: 9784861526565

This book traces the history of unique Japanese poster design from the Meiji to the early Showa period. Presented in a handy paperback format, it showcases more than 200 posters, ranging in style from bijin-ga to the vibrant designs of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods, a golden age of visual design in Japan. Compiled from the collection of the Museum and Archives of the Kyoto Institute of Technology Design, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the diversity and scope of early 20th-century Japanese posters.