May 03, 2018 - Sale 2476

Sale 2476 - Lot 243

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
DESIGNER UNKNOWN [PACIFIC LEAGUE / OPENING CEREMONY.] Circa 1955.
20 1/2x29 1/4 inches, 52x74 1/4 cm.
Condition A-: repaired tears at edges, some slightly into image; minor creases in image.
A wonderful typographic treatment applied to an aerial view of Japan's Heiwadai baseball stadium on Kyushu Island, which opened in 1949. Home to the Nishitetsu Lions, this poster announces a series of 4 double headers between teams in Japan's Pacific League; the Lions, the Nankai Hawks and the Daiei Stars.