Japan Style

Ikko Tanaka, 1978

First of all, a very heartfelt thanks to all the readers who have been moved

by our little Emma's illness to comment, write letters and make donations, 

it's incredibly comforting to receive such wonderful expressions 

of warmth and affection! Hopefully I'll manage to somehow 

thank all of you individually in the near future...

Ikko Tanaka

Those who have been following Animalarium for a while are surely

aware of my fondness of Japanese art and design. To make up for

 the deplorable absence of Japanese artworks in recent months,

I have assembled a little hors d'oeuvre of highly stylized and refined 

posters from the crème de la crème of Japanese graphic design.

Bon Appétit! 

Yusaku Kamekura award 1999-2010, thanks to Gurafiku

Ken Miki

Shigeo Fukuda

Ryohei Kojima, thanks to Grain Edit

Hisami Kunitake, from Graphis 1969-70, thanks to Sandi Vincent

Ryohei Kojima

Kazumasa Nagai, 1991, thanks to I Desire Vintage Posters

Kiyoshi Awazu, 1984

Kenya Hara, 2005

Ukichi Matsomoto, from Graphis 1967-68, 

thanks again to the very stylish Sandi Vincent

Toshihiro Watanabe