{"product_id":"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","title":"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)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"801\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eoriginal Japanese offset‑printed\u003c\/strong\u003e poster from \u003cstrong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e1973\u003c\/strong\u003e by visionary illustrator \u003cstrong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eUno Aquirax \/ Akira Uno (宇野亜喜良)\u003c\/strong\u003e. This poster was produced to promote the Pink Floyd \"\u003cstrong data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2266\"\u003eThe Dark Side of the Moon\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e LP issued in Japan by \u003cstrong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"540\"\u003eToshiba Records (東芝レコード)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it appears in the official works list for Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery’s major retrospective exhibition \u003cem data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"663\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAQUIRAX UNO.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eThis particular image is especially prized because it’s one of the rare occasions Uno turned his line into an overt \u003cstrong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"941\"\u003erock‑icon portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e—with the band members’ names (Richard Wright \/ David Gilmour \/ Nick Mason \/ Roger Waters) lettered above Uno’s distinctive, elegant renderings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe same work is also recorded in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003eKariya City Art Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e documentation (noting \u003cstrong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eToshiba Records\u003c\/strong\u003e and that the museum’s example was \u003cstrong data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003edonated by the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e), underscoring its status as a documented, period commercial commission. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1846\"\u003eLinen backing \u0026amp; condition\u003cbr data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003eThe poster has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1474\"\u003eprofessionally linen‑backed\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003erestored to near‑mint condition\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eWhy this poster matters\u003cbr data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eThis Uno commission stands at the intersection of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2091\"\u003eJapanese avant‑illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2124\"\u003eBritish progressive rock\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"3149\"\u003eUno 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003eover 900 works\u003c\/strong\u003e as the most wide‑ranging survey of his career, underscoring his stature in museum contexts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2734\"\u003eAnd as noted in exhibition reporting, the Pink Floyd commission is particularly striking because it features \u003cstrong data-start=\"2843\" data-end=\"2860\"\u003emale subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3079\"\u003eUno\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3098\"\u003ePink Floyd\u003c\/strong\u003e memorabilia. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3503\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3151\" data-end=\"3173\"\u003eOver 53 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3173\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3309\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3389\"\u003eNear‑mint condition and professionally linen‑backed (conservation standard).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003eNot a reproduction or re‑print.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3427\" data-end=\"3430\"\u003ePlease refer to the imagery as this is the exact poster that is for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56712164540794,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/PinkFloydUnoAkira1978_Restored_3407.jpg?v=1771628407","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/uno-aquirax-%e5%ae%87%e9%87%8e%e4%ba%9c%e5%96%9c%e8%89%af-offset-poster-pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-lp-record-promotional-poster-1973-b1-size-c-102-8-72-9-cm","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}