Made In Japan: A Collection of Canned Food Labels

A collection of approximately 550 canned food labels, primarily from goods produced for export, from as early as 1877 and continuing through to the late 1920s. Beyond being merely attractive from a retro-style standpoint, many of these labels exhibit an exceptional sense of design, and capture the viewer’s attention with their vivid reflections of Japan’s vigorous early stages of modernity.

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A6 size

352 pages

Paperback

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Specializing in art, design, photography and other visually oriented books, Seigensha Art Publishing's range extends to literature and criticism as well. Founded in 1995 in Kyoto, they seek to illuminate human behaviour through visually oriented books. They have published over 900 titles in fields ranging from contemporary art, painting, ukiyo-e and traditional Japanese art, photography, design, crafts and architecture.