Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 880
- Book Cover 275
Typefaces
Media
- paper 1703
- silk-screen 100
- ink 430
- newsprint 46
Techniques
- letterpress printing 101
- offset lithography 559
- lithography 197
- photography 123
- illustration 213
- printmaking 39
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 376
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.
