Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 964
- Book Cover 294
Typefaces
Media
- paper 1932
- silk-screen 109
- ink 478
- newsprint 49
Techniques
- letterpress printing 105
- offset lithography 612
- lithography 215
- photography 133
- illustration 255
- printmaking 43
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 449
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.
