To Kyoto
Date
1938
Credits
- Fukunaga Shunkichi Designer
Format
- Poster 2371
- Advertisement 273
- Advertising 633
Clients
Typefaces
Techniques
- lithography 237
- illustration 307
- painting 92
- printing 869
Dimensions
772 × 1056 mm
Locations Made
- Japan 560
This is a travel advertisement poster titled “Kyoto e” ("To Kyoto"), designed to promote tourism to the historic capital. Fukunaga worked across a wide range of applied arts, producing designs for textiles and dyeing crafts, posters, decorative panels, ship interiors, and theater curtains. His works contribute to the visual identity of modern Japan.
The poster features the Kiyomizu temple, which is a vivid red, set against a soft, pale-colored background. It leads the viewer's attention to the central subject. The layout of the lettering, with its simplicity, is impressive and memorable.
