A 1990 reproduction by Toppan Print

A 1990 reproduction by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. Tanaka's posters for the Kanze School of the No Theatre are invaluable to studying his artistic development. This poster, originally designed in 1958, is "considered one of his best known works". "On a blank sheet he drew a large quadrant subdivided into squares, densely and evenly colored very much in the traditional style. Over this, and allowing it to bleed out at the top, he drew the essential features of a female mask of great elegance, a deigan perhaps, painted with rapid brush-strokes as though mimicking the suiboku. The result is magical, as though the outlines of a face were slowly emerging on to a dominant colored surface, almost like an unreal presence manifesting itself ..." (Calza Carlo Gian. Tanaka Ikko, Graphic Master. 1997.)

A 1990 reproduction by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. Tanaka's posters for the Kanze School of the No Theatre are invaluable to studying his artistic development. This poster, Originally Designed in the 1958th, is "considered One of His best Known Works". "On a blank Sheet Quadrant He Drew subdivided Into a Large Squares, densely and evenly Colored very much in The Traditional style. Over this, and allowing it to bleed out at the top, he drew the essential features of a female mask of great elegance, a deigan perhaps, painted with rapid brush-strokes as though mimicking the suiboku. The result is magical, as though the outlines of a face were slowly emerging on to a dominant colored surface, almost like an unreal presence manifesting itself ... "(Calza Carlo Gian. Tanaka Ikko, Graphic Master. 1997.).

A 1990 reproduction by Toppan Printing Co, Ltd, Japan. Tanaka 's posters for the Kanze School of the No Theatre are invaluable. To studying his artistic development. This poster originally designed, in 1958 is ", considered one of his best known works.").

"On a blank sheet he drew a large quadrant subdivided into squares densely and, evenly colored very much in the traditional. Style, Over this.And allowing it to bleed out at, the top he drew the essential features of a female mask of great elegance a deigan perhaps,,, Painted with rapid brush-strokes as though mimicking the suiboku. The result is magical as though, the outlines of a face. Were slowly emerging on to a dominant colored surface almost like, an unreal presence manifesting itself... "(Calza Carlo. Gian, Tanaka Ikko.Graphic Master. 1997.).