A Collection Of Canned Food Labels Made In Japan

A Collection of Canned Food Labels Made in Japan is a remarkable full-colour archive of 600 labels from Japanese food cans spanning the Meiji and Showa periods — covering fruits, vegetables, seafood, meats and snacks.

Designed for both domestic consumption and export, these labels showcase the extraordinary variety of Japanese commercial art: bold colour schemes, intricate illustration and a distinctly Japanese visual sensibility that bridges tradition and modernity.

What’s inside:

• 600 full-colour canned food labels from the Meiji and Showa eras
• 352 pages of Japanese packaging and graphic design history
• Labels spanning fruits, vegetables, seafood, meats and snacks
• Domestic and export designs side by side

An essential reference for graphic designers, packaging specialists, historians and collectors of Japanese ephemera.