RYUKICHI SHIBUYA

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RYUKICHI SHIBUYA

Lait Cream Ad

Gelatin silver print. 1936. Signed and annotated P. 21 in pencil on the verso. 11 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (29.4 x 24.6cm.), the sheet punched for spiral binding. Framed.

Lot Essay

This image is a seminal work in the history of Japanese commercial photography, winning first prize in the Asahi Advertising Awards in 1936. This print is from the artist's portfolio of spiral bound prints which were his only works to survive the war.

This print may be unique.