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One sheet vintage travel poster for the Japanese Government Railways was designed by Munetsugu Satomi in 1937.
Poster Details
Artist: Munetsugu Satomi (1900-1995), an Osaka-born artist who studied in Paris and was a master of Japanese poster design.
Year: 1937.
Publisher: Japanese Government Railways.
Style: The artwork uses the Art Deco style, specifically incorporating the speed and dynamism associated with the last phase of the movement known as Streamlining. The radiating diagonal lines effectively suggest a sense of speed as viewed from a train window.
Imagery: The poster blends modern themes of high-speed rail travel with traditional Japanese symbols, such as a blooming cherry tree and a Japanese flag, which appear to rush past the viewer. This encapsulates the coexistence of old and new in Japan at the time. |
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