Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 1000
- Book Cover 321
Typefaces
Media
- paper 2113
- silk-screen 122
- ink 522
- newsprint 52
Techniques
- letterpress printing 111
- offset lithography 648
- lithography 237
- photography 140
- illustration 309
- printmaking 47
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 558
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.
