This is an original Japanese offset poster printed in the 1978. This poster is ultra rare and is displayed in the world`s most prestigious galleries such as MoMA in New York City. It is very difficult / almost impossible to find in any condition.
Tadanori Yokoo – DELICA vin blanc Poster (1978)
デリカ ワインポスター | Suntory
Original Offset Lithograph
Size: B1 (approx. 72 x 103 cm)
Year: 1978
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Client: Suntory Limited
Signed in Plate: Tadanori Yokoo
Condition: Excellent / Near Mint
This original B1 poster was created in 1978 by iconic Japanese artist Tadanori Yokoo for DELICA vin blanc, a white wine produced by Suntory, one of Japan’s leading beverage companies. Commissioned at the height of the country’s experimental design boom, this work exemplifies Yokoo’s signature fusion of commercial advertising and avant-garde art.
The composition is a surrealist collage rendered in Yokoo’s unmistakable psychedelic style:
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A classical female figure, printed in richly textured halftones, is enveloped in a dreamlike cosmos of orbiting wine glasses, celestial planets, and fragmented imagery.
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The Suntory logo is embedded repeatedly within the floating glassware, turning the product into a symbol of ritual and indulgence.
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The backdrop—evoking a starfield or spiritual galaxy—blurs the line between kitsch and cosmic, pop and profound.
In true Yokoo fashion, the poster merges consumer culture, art history, and space-age fantasy, reflecting both the hedonistic optimism of the late 1970s and Japan’s pioneering role in postmodern visual culture.
Subtly signed Tadanori Yokoo in the lower right, this is a rare and collectible work from his late 1970s period—an era defined by playful subversion, international influence, and the elevation of graphic design into fine art.
An exceptional piece for collectors of Japanese advertising, Yokoo’s commercial work, or postwar visual experimentation.
Japan Poster Shop has acquired a substantial and unique collection of original Tadanori Yokoo posters from one of the most prolific collectors in Japan. This individual has a very colorful life story, having invested and dedicated many decades to his love for Tadanori Yokoo`s vibrant designs.
One of Japan's most famous graphic designers - the legend Tadanori Yokoo.
He is a celebrated graphic designer whose iconic posters and album covers for artists like The Beatles, Miles Davis, and Carlos Santana left a lasting impact on global pop culture. His psychedelic designs blended traditional Japanese elements with influences from Pop art, Surrealism, and American graphic design, foreshadowing the poster styles of 1960s San Francisco. Yokoo’s work was featured alongside artists such as Frank Stella and Andy Warhol in the 1968 MoMA exhibition "Word and Image." Known for pushing visual boundaries, he provocatively incorporated symbols of Japanese imperialism — such as the rising sun, Mount Fuji, and bullet trains — often juxtaposing them with crude or controversial imagery. His graphic style was rooted in Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking and collage, and a transformative journey to India deepened his fascination with mysticism, inspiring his use of Buddhist symbolism in his art.
Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
It is over 47 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.