Uno Aquirax (宇野亜喜良) Offset Poster – Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon" LP Record Promotional Poster, 1973, B1 Size (c.102.8 × 72.9 cm)

This is an original Japanese offset‑printed poster from 1973 by visionary illustrator Uno Aquirax / Akira Uno (宇野亜喜良). This poster was produced to promote the Pink Floyd "The Dark Side of the Moon" LP issued in Japan by Toshiba Records (東芝レコード), and it appears in the official works list for Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery’s major retrospective exhibition AQUIRAX UNO.

This particular image is especially prized because it’s one of the rare occasions Uno turned his line into an overt rock‑icon portrait—with the band members’ names (Richard Wright / David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters) lettered above Uno’s distinctive, elegant renderings.

The same work is also recorded in the Kariya City Art Museum documentation (noting Toshiba Records and that the museum’s example was donated by the artist), underscoring its status as a documented, period commercial commission. 

Linen backing & condition
The poster has been professionally linen‑backed and restored to near‑mint condition, resulting in a clean, stable, beautifully flat presentation that is ideal for framing and long‑term display. Linen backing is the collector standard for conserving large-format paper posters—improving handling, minimizing waviness, and helping protect the original sheet while keeping the work visually crisp and exhibition‑ready.

Why this poster matters
This Uno commission stands at the intersection of Japanese avant‑illustration and British progressive rock.

Uno is celebrated for his flamboyant, refined draftsmanship and for shaping the visual language of postwar Japanese illustration—an influence strong enough that Tokyo Opera City’s retrospective presented over 900 works as the most wide‑ranging survey of his career, underscoring his stature in museum contexts.
 
And as noted in exhibition reporting, the Pink Floyd commission is particularly striking because it features male subjects, something comparatively unusual within Uno’s better‑known universe of ethereal, erotic‑surreal feminine archetypes—making this piece a genuine outlier in his poster oeuvre and a standout for collectors of both Uno and Pink Floyd memorabilia.

Over 53 years old!

Near‑mint condition and professionally linen‑backed (conservation standard).
Not a reproduction or re‑print.
Please refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.