Vintage Japanese Can Label Design Book 550 Meiji Showa Graphic Art

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View Vintage Japanese Can Label Design Book 550 Meiji Showa Graphic Art with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. What stays with you is the sheer inventiveness. Bold color combinations, unexpected compositions, and confident lettering give these labels a freshness that decades have not dulled, and together they carry the energy of a country remaking itself. If you collect vintage packaging, study graphic design history, or simply love old commercial art, this pocket-sized volume hands you roughly 550 Japanese can labels printed between the Meiji era and the Showa period — all reproduced in full color across 352 pages. Canned food was first produced in Japan in 1871, and in those early decades most of it was made for export. That history shows in the labels: many were designed for buyers overseas, and you can watch Japanese printers and illustrators sharpening their craft against international competition. The labels are grouped by contents — fruit, vegetables, shellfish, seafood, meat, prepared dishes, and sweets — so you can page through them the way you might browse a shelf. What stays with you is the sheer inventiveness. Bold color combinations, unexpected compositions, and confident lettering give these labels a freshness that decades have not dulled, and together they carry the energy of a country remaking itself. Compiled by the Japan Canners Association, with a contribution from Mizumaru Anzai and design by Reiko Genjo. Text is in Japanese, but the book is built around the images, so the appeal carries across languages. Published by Seigensha as part of its Visual Bunko series. Language: English, Japanese  |  352 pages  |  Size: 148.0 × 105.0 × 18.0 cm  |  Seigensha  |  2012 You may also like Showa Cigarette Package Design Book 300 Vintage Tobacco Labels Peace from Japan $51 Meiji Taisho Logo Design Book Japan Trademark Vintage Company Logos Graphic Art $61 Showa Modern Signboard Design Book 1920s-30s Japanese Vintage Graphics 200 $53 Showa Retro Paper Ephemera Book 356 Vintage Ads Catalogs Postcards from Japan $57 More Japanese books in Design and Illustrations Design  › Illustrations  › All Japanese books  › Shipping Ships from Japan with tracking. Please check estimated delivery date before purchasing. We ship only to your eBay verified address. Returns 30-day returns accepted. Items must be unopened and unused. Return shipping is buyer's responsibility. Please contact us before returning. Import Duties & Taxes Import duties, taxes, and customs charges are not included in the item price or shipping fee. These are the buyer's responsibility. We do not mark items below value or as gifts. For more details, see our shipping & return policies › Condition: Brand New. Category: Books & Magazines › Books. Brand: Seigensha.

Brand

Seigensha

Author

Japan Canners Association

Book Title

Made in Japan A Collection of Canned Food Labels

Language

English, Japanese

Publisher

Seigensha

Genre

Art & Culture

Publication Year

2012

ISBN

9784861523465