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Japanese Poster Collection
Japanese Poster Collection
Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997) was a pioneer of Japanese graphic designer. He started his
career under the influence of western design such as Bauhaus. He established various design
committees and associations and engaged in important national projects such as Olympic game
and universal exposition. He promoted the progress of Japanese graphic design as a leader. He
made various posters for private companies such as Nikon. There are 33 works in the collection.
Ikko Tanaka (1930 – 2002) was the most well-known Japanese graphic designer after the
generation of Kamerura. The characteristic of his designs is a blending of deeply rooted
Japanese traditions with western modernism to produce contemporary visual expression. He
has worked for the Seibu Saison Group and he is also credited with developing the Muji . He
articulated the Muji vision and appearance, and he provided ideas and prototypes that way.
visualized the design strategy. He worked as Muji's art director until 2001. There are 91
important works in this collection.
Kazumasa Nagai (1929- ) is the most important graphic designer after Ikko Tanaka. He is also
rooted Japanese tradition and the design is based on his aesthetics in cosmic idea of nature.
He made series of animal and botanical abstract works. There are 37 works in the collection.
Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2004) was also an important poster designer. His works are made in a
manner of “trick art” in a very simple style. His works were awarded in various competition
prizes of posters in the world. There are 25 works in the collection.
Mitsuo Katsui (1931-2019) was a pioneer of computer graphic design. After 1960s, technology
of printing made a great progress due to innovation of digital equipment. His design is the
result of the innovation of computer technology. There are 14 works in the collection.
Tadanori Yokoo (1936- ) is a graphic designer and a painter. He had solo exhibition at MoMA
and Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris. He had many exhibitions of graphic
posters with Ikko Tanaka, Kazumasa Nagai and Shigeo Fukuda in 1970~80s.
His style is influenced by Asian and Indian mystic philosophy. There are 16 works in the
collection.
Eiko Ishioka (1938-2012) was an art director, graphic designer and costume designer for
theater and movie. Her art direction for PARCO is the most successful project. After 1980, she
moved to New York and designed for theaters and movies. She designed the costume for the
opening ceremony of Beijin Olympic Games in 2008. There are 7 works in the collection.
Yoshio Hayakawa (1917-2009) was an illustrator and graphic designer in Osaka. His style has
a classical nature of modernism. He made a significant influence on early Ikko Tanaka. Three
designers (Hayakawa, Tanaka and Nagai) from Osaka moved to Tokyo in 1960s and they
become main stream of Japanese graphic design. There are 13 works in the collection.
Koichi Sato (1944-2016) was a follower of Ikkko Tanaka. The characteristic of his designs is
deeply rooted in Oriental aesthetics such as shadow and blot. His works was awarded 1 st prize
at MoMA poster competition in 1988. His works are highly estimated among graphic designers
today. There are 33 works in the collection.
Katsumi Asaba (1940- ) is also a follower of Ikko Tanaka. He is interested in typography and
Asian aesthetics. He designed logo for many companies, art projects and Olympic game. One
of the most successful work was the art direction is Seibu department store in 1980s. There
are 13 works in the collection.
Besides the works by the designers above, there are nice works by the following designers.
Shin Matsunaga (4 items), Gan Hosoya (4), Keisuke Nagatomo (4), Makoto Wada (4), Ryuichi
Yamashiro (4), Takenobu Igarashi (4), Tetsuya Ohta (3), Kiyoshi Awazu (3), Akira Uno (2),
Seitaro Kuroda (2), Kohei Sugiura (2), Masayoshi Nakajo (2), Takahisa Kamijo (2) Makoto
Saito (2), Zenji Funabashi (2), etc.
A collection of 339 items set \8,900,000
亀倉雄策 / Yusaku Kamerura(1915-1997)
HIROSHIMA APPEALS
Japanese Graphic Designer Association, 1988
3RD INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL MAN AND LETTER – JAPAN 3
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS IN TOKYO Morisawa, 1995
National Museum of Modern Art, 1962
Japan
Japan Graphic Designers Association, 1983
GROWTH THE MIND
Life Science Library Book, 1966 Life Science Library Book, 1966
(Silkscreen print) (Silkscreen print)
MATHMATICS Identity
Life Science Library Book, 1966 Seibu Museum, 1976
(Silkscreen print)
OKINAWA MARINE EXPO’75 PANAMARENKO EXHIBITION
Okinawa Marine Expo Association, Museum of Modern Art Museum, Toyama
1972 1992
HIROSHIMA APPEALS
Japan Graphic Designers Association, 1985
EXPO ’70 EXPO ‘70
Japan World Exposition, Osaka Japan World Exposition, Osaka Association
Association, 1967 1967
thinkjapan thinkjapan
Fukuda Shigeo (privately published) Fukuda Shigeo (privately published)
1987 1987
COMMUNICATION & PRINT MORISAWA POSTER
Comprint International, 1991 Morisawa, 1988
SHARAKU EXHIBITION
The Mainichi Newspaper, 1994
MORISAWA POSTER : FONT NEW BASIC
Morisawa, 1998 DNP, 1985
Mr. B
Tokushu Paper Co., Ltd, 1996
HANAE MORI, BAN-LON SEVEN FACES OF ASABA
Hanae Mori, no date EXHIBITION
Ginza Graphic Gallery, 2005
moderatone
Takeo, 1995
杉浦康平 / Kohei Sugiura (1932 - )
MORISWA POSTER
Morusawa, 1993
青木克憲 / Katsunori Aoki (1965 - )
MORISAWA POSTER
Morisawa, 1993
堀内誠一 / Seiichi Horiuchi (1932 -1987)
HAKUHODO DESIGN
Ginza Graphic Gallery, 2006