Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 781
- Book Cover 252
Typefaces
Media
- paper 1566
- silk-screen 98
- ink 375
- newsprint 44
Techniques
- letterpress printing 101
- offset lithography 544
- lithography 179
- photography 106
- illustration 179
- printmaking 37
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 330
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.
