Junichi Nakahara, Year 111 was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Shoto Museum of Art in Tokyo in 2024, held to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the birth of Junichi Nakahara (1913–1983).
Nakahara was a creative polymath whose skills included illustration, magazine editing, fashion design and interior design. A year after World War II ended in defeat for Japan, he founded Soreiyu (Soleil), the first of several women’s and girls’ magazines for which he served as editor-in-chief. His work for these publications would cut across the domains of editing, illustration, and fashion and interior design, marking him as creative force of truly versatile talent.
This catalogue-cum-companion-volume brings together roughly 480 images, including of the work Nakahara did for the magazines Soreiyu, Himawari (Sunflower), Junior Soreiyu and Onna no heya (Women’s Room); the illustrations, dresses, yukata, kimono, and dolls that he created and the personal effects that he left behind upon his death. See what makes Junichi Nakahara shine so brightly even now, 111 years after he first came into this world.
Seigensha, 272pp, 15cm × 18cm, illustrated paperback with flaps, 2024