Object Details
Designer
Kôga Hirano, Japanese, b. Seoul, South Korea, 1938–2021
Photographer
Mikoshiba Shigeru
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Standing man with an orange flower in his mouth dominates center of red and blue ground. "The Hour of the Rat" printed in gold on bodice of man's black costume. Red and black Japanese text at top; red Japanese text flanks man's figure. In bottom left corner, purple "68/71" in green ovoid shape. In bottom right corner, purple and green image on an ovoid shape.
Credit Line
Gift of Koga Hirano
Date
1968–71
Accession Number
1995-104-5
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Screenprint on paper
Dimensions
109.4 x 79.2 cm (43 1/16 x 31 3/16 in. )
designed in
Japan
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1995-104-5