Japanese Graphic Design From The 1920s And 1930s

Here are some of the most impressive examples of vintage Japanese graphic design from the 1920s and 1930s

“Buy Domestic!” poster, 1930

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Cover of Nippon magazine issue #1, Oct 1934

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Fuji Weekly cover, Oct 1930

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Grand Nagoya Festival poster by Kenkichi Sugimoto, 1933

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Kyoto Grand Exposition to Commemorate the Showa Imperial Coronation, 1928

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Poster design by Shujiro Shimomura, 1928

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NAPF (Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio) magazine cover, Feb 1931

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May 1 movie poster by Hiromu Hara, 1928-1929

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Cover of Nippon magazine issue #7, June 1936

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Magazine ad for Seishun Zukai movie, 1931

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