Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 1152
- Book Cover 363
Typefaces
Media
- paper 2348
- silk-screen 134
- ink 596
- newsprint 64
Techniques
- letterpress printing 115
- offset lithography 711
- lithography 250
- photography 170
- illustration 398
- printmaking 52
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 693
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.
