The Poster in Japan

$10.00

254 pages

This book is a collection of Japanese commercial posters produced from the Meiji period to 1945.

Most commercial posters are used and discarded. However, in recent years, an increasing number of educational institutions and museums in Japan have begun to focus on collecting and preserving posters as important works reflecting the attitudes, design philosophies and expressions of their time.

Genres include commercial adds for alcohol, tobacco products, cosmetics and entertainment to national policy relations.

(2003)