Kiyoshi Awazu Don Juan Theatre Poster 1974, Bungakuza Production of Moliere, B2 Offset Sheet
Kiyoshi Awazu Don Juan Theatre Poster 1974, Bungakuza Production of Moliere, B2 Offset Sheet
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A seducer adrift under a golden sun
Awazu stages Moliere as a dream: lovers afloat, roses falling, a hand rising from the sea. The rainbow border and sunburst are pure 1970s Tokyo. Age is stated plainly, and the colour holds.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese theatre posters and 1970s graphic design
Condition notes
Scattered spot stains, toning, light soiling, waviness, edge wear and rolling creases.
No pin holes or tape marks are reported.
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The poster for the Bungakuza theatre company production of Don Juan by Moliere, designed by Kiyoshi Awazu in 1974. It is printed in offset at B2 size, in the saturated colour that marks his work of the decade.
The Piece
A golden sun bursts over a dark sea between a wooded headland and a walled town. Below it, two lovers in period dress embrace as they drift across a pink and orange form shaped like a map, with roses scattered over a blue ground. At the foot of the scene a single hand reaches up from a rocky island. A rainbow border with rounded corners holds the whole, and the title sits in a yellow cartouche at the top.
A small lettered credit with the name of the designer runs along one leg of the figures. Cast and production details are set in white on black at the foot.
Details
- Designer: Kiyoshi Awazu
- Production: Don Juan by Moliere, Bungakuza theatre company
- Date: 1974
- Medium: Offset print on paper
- Sheet: About 72.8 x 51.5 cm (28.7 x 20.3 in), B2
- Presentation: Unframed loose sheet
- Pin holes and tape: None
- Origin: Japan
Condition
- Scattered spot stains.
- Toning, light soiling, waviness, edge wear and rolling creases.
- An old paper scent is noted.
Condition grade B (good, light signs of age) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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A team of curators reviews each piece from photographs before it is offered. Keep the sheet away from direct sun and damp.
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The sheet travels flat between rigid boards, never tubed or folded, and is packed by hand in Japan. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. Duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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