In the 1920s and 1930s, Japan embraced new forms of graphic design as waves of social change swept across the nation. This collection of 28 vintage 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
Cover of Nippon magazine issue #1, Oct 1934
Fuji Weekly cover, Oct 1930
Grand Nagoya Festival poster by Kenkichi Sugimoto, 1933
Kyoto Grand Exposition to Commemorate the Showa Imperial Coronation, 1928
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