{"product_id":"tadanori-yokoo-the-rolling-stones-drool-よだれ-50th-anniversary-b1-poster-2012-offset-lithograph-on-paper-b1-size-103-72-8-cm-very-limited-museum-grade-rarity-copy","title":"Tadanori Yokoo DROOL \/ よだれ Original Hand-Signed B1 Poster Original 1970 printing ｜ Offset-printed poster on paper ｜ B1 size approx. 103 × 72.8 cm ｜ Hand signed by the artist｜ Very limited, museum-grade rarity","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[20pt] leading-[1.25] font-semibold\" id=\"tadanori-yokoo-drool--よだれ-original-hand-signed-b1-poster\"\u003eTadanori Yokoo DROOL \/ よだれ Original Hand-Signed B1 Poster\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal 1970 printing ｜ Offset-printed poster on paper ｜ B1 size approx. 103 × 72.8 cm ｜ Hand signed by the artist｜ Very limited, museum-grade rarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan Poster Shop had this poster signed by Tadanori Yokoo on 30 April 2026; a Certificate of Authenticity issued by his studio is included. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[16pt] leading-[1.3] font-semibold\" id=\"why-this-piece-matters\"\u003eWhy this piece matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"text-token-text-primary ml-3 list-disc space-y-2 leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the original 1970 poster issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDROOL \/ よだれ\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuseum documentation from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecords the work as a 1970 offset poster. It is also held in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe National Museum of Art, Osaka and other museums.\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:ro:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a long-running image within Yokoo’s oeuvre, rather than a one-off design.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe underlying 1966 painting is held by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Tokushima Modern Art Museum, and Yokoo later returned to the motif in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen and Now—Drooling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1991) and again in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrool in Nice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2018), giving the image an unusually sustained life across decades.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:rp:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts imagery is art-historically rich and immediately recognisable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTokushima’s curatorial text connects the figure to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eElsa Martinelli’s vampire role in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlood and Roses, directed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoger Vadim, while the background depicts\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNice, a place Yokoo had visited the previous year.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:rq:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe image was later selected for Yokoo’s official Stones collaboration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn a 2013 interview, Yokoo explained that “Drool” had once been considered for a 1976 Nice concert poster and was ultimately realised for the 2012 Japanese edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCrossfire Hurricane. That later use adds a further layer of cultural afterlife, but the present work remains the earlier and more important 1970 original.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:rr:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[16pt] leading-[1.3] font-semibold\" id=\"the-untold-back-story\"\u003eThe untold back-story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col class=\"text-token-text-primary ml-3 list-decimal space-y-2 leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1966 — the painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eemerged from Yokoo’s first painting exhibition in 1966, at the point where his activity as a graphic designer was beginning to cross decisively into painting. Tokushima’s museum describes the work as part of the early “Pink Girl \/ Red Lady” imagery, where cinema, travel, memory and provocation are compressed into a single figure.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:rs:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1970 — the poster.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBy 1970 the image had been translated into poster form. Kyoto museum records this work as a 1970 offset poster, and the Hara Museum ARC example from Osaka confirms the large B1-format presence that gives the image its \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary impact\u003c\/strong\u003e as a sheet.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:rt:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2012 — the later resurrection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMore than four decades later, the same image re-entered rock history when Yokoo completed the long-dormant idea of using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor an official Stones project. That later issue is a distinct 2012 work (also on our site - sold out).\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:ru:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[16pt] leading-[1.3] font-semibold\" id=\"artwork--printing\"\u003eArtwork \u0026amp; printing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"text-token-text-primary ml-3 list-disc space-y-2 leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffset-printed poster on paper in monumental B1 format.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrool\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1970\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoffset\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1030 × 728 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e. Additional imagery provided shows the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eprinted in-image date\/signature “1966.5.20 Tadanori Yokoo”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat lower right, together with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eclear hand signature in black marker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the lower margin and an embossed mark at the lower right edge of the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[16pt] leading-[1.3] font-semibold\" id=\"collector-significance--provenance\"\u003eCollector significance \u0026amp; provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003eYokoo’s standing in postwar graphic art is exceptionally secure. Japanese museum biography records note that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuseum of Modern Art\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eacquired\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14 of his posters in 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand staged a solo exhibition in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1972\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Osaka, the 2010 exhibition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresented\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emore than 800 posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand described the poster format as the core of his artistic practice. The dedicated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eopened in Kobe in 2012, further underscoring the institutional seriousness of his poster work.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" aria-describedby=\"tooltip-:r10:\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-token-text-primary scroll-mt-24 text-[16pt] leading-[1.3] font-semibold\" id=\"condition\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis poster presents in excellent, close to near mint condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlease see additional imagery of the front, reverse and close ups. The colour remains rich and fresh, the image field is notably clean, and the sheet shows only\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003every light handling, faint soft creasing\/undulation chiefly in the lower blank margin, and minor evidence of storage visible on the reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e. The overall presentation is exceptionally strong for a large-format original Japanese poster of this date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-token-text-primary leading-relaxed\"\u003ePlease refer to the supplied imagery, as these are photographs of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexact poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing offered. The work is an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 1970\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDROOL \/ よだれ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eposter\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is accompanied by certificates of authenticity.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Over 56 years old—not a reproduction or reprint\u003cbr\u003e2. B1 size (1030 × 728 mm)\u003cbr\u003e3. Signed in black marker by Tadanori Yokoo on 30 April 2026\u003cbr\u003e4. COA from Yokoo Studio included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA museum-grade opportunity to own one of Yokoo’s most well known posters, complete with fresh artist signature and bullet-proof provenance documentation.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56881025253754,"sku":null,"price":7950.0,"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_30.jpg?v=1778576280","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/tadanori-yokoo-the-rolling-stones-drool-%e3%82%88%e3%81%a0%e3%82%8c-50th-anniversary-b1-poster-2012-offset-lithograph-on-paper-b1-size-103-72-8-cm-very-limited-museum-grade-rarity-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}