Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 1085
- Book Cover 347
Typefaces
Media
- paper 2207
- silk-screen 127
- ink 559
- newsprint 61
Techniques
- letterpress printing 112
- offset lithography 672
- lithography 245
- photography 157
- illustration 361
- printmaking 49
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 571
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.
