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ATTRIBUTED TO GIHACHIRO OKUYAMA (1907-1981)
100
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NIKKE. Circa 1930s.
30x20
1
/
2
inches, 76
1
/
4
x52 cm.
Condition B+: staining and time-staining at edges; foxing, creases and minor abrasions at edges and in
image. Paper.
Nikke was a Japanese clothing store. “In the 1920s and 1930s a number of Japanese designers became
interested in Western art and design. The series of posters for Nikke by Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-
1981) in the 1930s reflect the impact of German Expressionism and Constructivism, as well as the
Japanese wood-block tradition. These influences were combined to create innovative and dynamic
compositions of abstract figures and lettering”
(http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74444/nikke-poster-okuyama-gihachiro/).
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