N.Y.K. Line
Date
1940
Credits
- Koiso Ryohei Designer
Format
- Poster 2371
- Advertisement 273
- Advertising 633
Clients
Typefaces
Techniques
- offset lithography 648
- illustration 307
- painting 92
- printing 869
Dimensions
757 × 1071 mm
Locations Made
- Japan 560
This is an advertisement poster for N. Y. K. Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha), a major Japanese shipping company. Koiso created this poster to promote the maiden voyages of three new sister ships. He is known for his skill in portrait and group figure composition and often portrayed people with a sense of realism and harmony within a scene.
This poster features three elegant women in traditional kimono and represents the beauty and grace of the vessels they stand for. While the subject reflects the traditional genre of Bijinga, the style reflects Yōga (Western-style painting), with its realistic shading, depth, and use of perspective.
