JAPON - JOCONDE
[MONA LISA'S HUNDRED SMILES]
Makoto Nakamura and Shigeo Fukuda
Makoto Nakamura and Shigeo Fukuda: JAPON -- JOCONDE [JOCONDE CENT SOURIRES | MONA LISA, INRE HUNDERT LACHELN | MONA LISA'S HUNDRED SMILES]. Tokyo: Toppan Co. [Produced by Color Planning Center], 1971. First edition. Text in French, German, English and Japanese. A near-fine soft cover book with thick printed wrappers and minor shelf wear. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. Designed by Ikuo Amano and printed by Toppan Co., Ltd.
8.25 x 8.25 soft cover book with 24 pages and 41 full-color reproductions of the Leonardo da Da Vinci's " Mona Lisa" illustrationg various graphic and printing techniques [images 1 - 20 are by Makoto Nakamura; images 21 - 41 are by Shigeo Fukuda]. Includes the artists' biographies and a 5-panel brochure inserted in a pocket flap on the back panel entitled "Texte de la technique," which outlines the printing specifications for each image [i.e., This picture is printed by using two color plates made by the use of a radicalized screen and a parabolic screen]. Absolutely top notch [re]production.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Pavillon de Marsan, Palais du Louvre, Paris [Apr 7 - May 26, 1971].
From the web site for Idea Magazine: Makoto Nakamura "graduated from the Tokyo Art College. In 1949, he joined the advertising division of Shiseido Co, where he has been the chief of the production division, an advisor for the company. He received many prizes at home and abroad. With Shigeo Fukuda, he did an exhibition 'Mona Lisa's 100 Smiles' at the Louvre Museum."
Shigeo Fukuda "graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. In 1969 he created the official poster for Osaka World Exposition. He received the Gold Prize at the International Poster Biennial in Warsaw, the First Prize at the International Poster Biennial in Moscow and so on. Now he is a member of AGI and visiting professor of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music."