To Kyoto
Date
1938
Credits
- Fukunaga Shunkichi Designer
Format
- Poster 2407
- Advertisement 276
- Advertising 643
Clients
Typefaces
Techniques
- lithography 237
- illustration 311
- painting 101
- printing 915
Dimensions
772 × 1056 mm
Locations Made
- Japan 558
This is a travel advertisement poster titled “Kyoto e” ("To Kyoto"), designed to promote tourism to the historic capital. Fukunaga worked across a wide range of applied arts, producing designs for textiles and dyeing crafts, posters, decorative panels, ship interiors, and theater curtains. His works contribute to the visual identity of modern Japan.
The poster features the Kiyomizu temple, which is a vivid red, set against a soft, pale-colored background. It leads the viewer's attention to the central subject. The layout of the lettering, with its simplicity, is impressive and memorable.
