{"product_id":"tadanori-yokoo-cosmos-momoe-宇宙百恵-original-japanese-cbs-sony-not-for-sale-promotional-poster-1978-design-by-tadanori-yokoo-a1-size-59-6-84-0-cm-za748","title":"\"TADANORI YOKOO - Cosmos Momoe 宇宙百恵\", Original Japanese CBS\/Sony “Not For Sale” Promotional Poster 1978, Design by Tadanori Yokoo, A1 Size (59.6 × 84.0 cm) ZA748","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"393\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eoriginal Japanese large-format A1 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e produced in \u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e1978\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eCosmos Momoe\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「宇宙百恵」, the CBS\/Sony project centred on \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eMomoe Yamaguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the defining Japanese pop idols and actresses of the 1970s.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eThis example is especially desirable because it was designed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"477\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Japan’s most important post-war graphic artists. The poster carries the printed credit \u003cstrong data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"603\"\u003e“DESIGN BY TADANORI YOKOO”\u003c\/strong\u003e along the upper-right edge, together with \u003cstrong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"658\"\u003eCBS\/Sony\u003c\/strong\u003e branding, catalogue number \u003cstrong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"698\"\u003e25AH 424\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"722\"\u003e“NOT FOR SALE”\u003c\/strong\u003e text, confirming its status as an official promotional item rather than a commercial retail poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eProject background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"849\"\u003eBy 1978, \u003cstrong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eMomoe Yamaguchi\u003c\/strong\u003e was at the height of her cultural prominence: a major recording artist, film actress, television presence, and one of the most recognisable public figures of the Shōwa era. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eCosmos Momoe\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「宇宙百恵」 belongs to this highly stylised late-1970s phase of her image-making, when music, fashion, photography, and graphic design were increasingly fused into large-scale visual promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003eThe involvement of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo\u003c\/strong\u003e gives the piece particular importance. Yokoo’s work is internationally recognised for its collision of pop culture, surrealism, commercial imagery, eroticism, psychedelia, and Japanese visual tradition. Here, he applies that language to the world of the Japanese idol, transforming a promotional object into a striking piece of cosmic pop-art design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"2023\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1667\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003eThe poster is a superb example of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1743\"\u003elate-1970s Japanese cosmic futurism\u003c\/strong\u003e. A bold vertical orange band runs down the left side, carrying the title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eCOSMOS MOMOE\u003c\/strong\u003e in heavy black sans-serif lettering. The main image field is a surreal collage in which fashion accessories, consumer objects, and cosmic imagery appear to float weightlessly through space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2025\" data-end=\"2474\"\u003eVisible elements include \u003cstrong data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003eround sunglasses, a Tareyton cigarette pack, a bright red lipstick, a polka-dot high heel, a purple shoulder bag, a wristwatch, a car-like form, and a planet-like sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e, all suspended against a deep nebula-like background. At upper right, a cropped female figure in a purple bikini introduces a glamorous, body-conscious pop image, while the surrounding objects suggest luxury, desire, modernity, and celebrity culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2667\"\u003eThe result is unmistakably Yokoo: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2562\"\u003ecommercial, surreal, erotic, playful, and cosmic\u003c\/strong\u003e, with everyday objects transformed into floating signs inside a glamourised universe of Momoe Yamaguchi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2795\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2685\"\u003eRelease note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003eThis poster was produced as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"2764\"\u003eofficial 1978 CBS\/Sony promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2785\"\u003eCosmos Momoe\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「宇宙百恵」.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2797\" data-end=\"2929\"\u003eThe printed \u003cstrong data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2827\"\u003e“NOT FOR SALE”\u003c\/strong\u003e marking confirms that it was not issued as a normal retail poster, but as a promotional display item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2931\" data-end=\"3036\"\u003eIt is an original period Japanese promotional poster, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2985\" data-end=\"2992\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e a later reproduction or commercial reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3228\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3051\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3051\" data-end=\"3054\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A highly attractive example, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3227\"\u003estrong colour, clean presentation, vivid orange and black title graphics, and excellent overall display impact\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3314\"\u003ePlease review the photographs carefully, as they show the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3313\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3316\" data-end=\"3418\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3372\"\u003eoriginal 1978 Japanese promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3376\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3382\" data-end=\"3417\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3452\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3451\"\u003eover 45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3495\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3454\" data-end=\"3495\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57047266754938,"sku":null,"price":1950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-looking-at-an-art-gallery-wall_88.jpg?v=1783409511","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/tadanori-yokoo-cosmos-momoe-%e5%ae%87%e5%ae%99%e7%99%be%e6%81%b5-original-japanese-cbs-sony-not-for-sale-promotional-poster-1978-design-by-tadanori-yokoo-a1-size-59-6-84-0-cm-za748","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}