Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 953
- Book Cover 293
Typefaces
Media
- paper 1860
- silk-screen 102
- ink 463
- newsprint 47
Techniques
- letterpress printing 103
- offset lithography 584
- lithography 212
- photography 133
- illustration 233
- printmaking 42
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 402
Shikei Sengoku (Death Sentence) was created by the Japanese avant-garde group Movo in 1925. It was founded by artists such as Murayama Tomoyoshi, Masami Yanase, Kamenosuke Ogata, Shuzo Oura, and Shinro Kadowaki. It represents Mavo's collaborative book design and exemplifies its visual art and literary expressions. Shikei Sengoku's typography was different; the text layout was framed with lines, symbols, and shapes. It remains one of the best examples of Mavo's original vision, showing how typography and the layout can turn a book into a work of art.
