Shikei senkoku (Death Sentence)
Date
1925
Credits
- Hagiwara Kyōjirō Artist
Format
- Book 1041
- Book Cover 329
Typefaces
Media
- paper 2150
- silk-screen 125
- ink 543
- newsprint 56
Techniques
- letterpress printing 110
- offset lithography 663
- lithography 243
- photography 146
- illustration 330
- printmaking 47
Dimensions
14 × 22 cm
Locations Made
- Japan 565
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.
