{"product_id":"toshio-saeki-the-red-box","title":"TOSHIO SAEKI \/ The Red Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshio Saeki\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red Box \u003c\/em\u003e1972\u003cbr\u003eHardcover with outer box, Unpaginated\u003cbr\u003e34 x 26cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaga Shoten, Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"605\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eSigned\u003c\/strong\u003e by Toshio Saeki.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFine. Some foxing to the interior pages. The outer slipcase shows a prominent band of fading\/discolouration along the left edge, together with minor shelf wear. Internally, the book remains in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"958\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePublished by Haga Shoten in Tokyo in 1972, \u003cstrong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eThe Red Box\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eAkai Hako\u003c\/em\u003e) is Toshio Saeki's third major publication and one of the defining books of his early career. Housed in its striking red slipcase, the volume showcases the vivid erotic and grotesque imagery that established Saeki as one of Japan's most distinctive illustrators during the 1970s.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1374\"\u003eUnlike his earlier monochrome publications, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eThe Red Box\u003c\/strong\u003e makes dramatic use of two-colour printing, amplifying the tension between humour, violence and eroticism that runs throughout Saeki's work. Drawing equally from \u003cem data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eshunga\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e folklore, manga and post-war popular culture, the images move effortlessly between the absurd and the unsettling, combining technical precision with an irreverent imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003ePublished the same year Saeki's illustrations appeared on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's \u003cem data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eSome Time in New York City\u003c\/em\u003e album, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eThe Red Box\u003c\/strong\u003e marks the moment his work began to attract an international audience. Signed examples of this landmark publication are uncommon, making it one of the most desirable of Saeki's early books for collectors of post-war Japanese illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOSHIO SAEKI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50764417368345,"sku":"","price":785.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0106.jpg?v=1784273066","url":"https:\/\/landslidebooksandobjects.com\/products\/toshio-saeki-the-red-box","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}