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IKKO TANAKA SANKEI KANZE-NOH. 1981. 481/2x281/2 inches. Condition A: minor creases inmargins. Paper. With a traditional artistic background in textile design, Tanaka ultimately switched to graphic design. From book to logo design, interior decoration, typography and exhibition design he practiced every aspect of the field with a refined style. For years he also worked for the Seibu group for whom he supervised their global image. A lover of traditional Japan, his posters celebrated the arts and crafts of his native country in a superb modern way. This poster is from a long series of posters he designed for a Noh Theatre festival organzied by the Sankei newspaper. Every year Tanaka would use a mask as the central image and play with the colors and typography. Tanaka no. 63, p. 236.
