1973 Autumn Catalog

Catalog note / 解説

Tuesday, 25 April 2006 THE RED LANTERN SHOP REPRESENTED NEW AND FAMOUS JAPANESE ARTISTS. THIS IS A 1973 AUTUMN CATALOG WITH ONLY 20 PAGES. THE CATALOG HAS 20 COLOR PRINTS, PLATES OR COLOR PHOTOS, THE OTHER 97 ARE BLACK & WHITE PAGE PHOTOS. THE COLOR PRINTS ARE SMALL, 2 3/4 X 2 3/4, 3" X 4", 1 1/2" X 4", 3 1/2 X 4 1/2", THEY ARE ALL IN THESE SIZES. AUTUMN 1973 WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CATALOG FROM THE RED LANTERN SHOP WITHOUT THE TIPPED IN PRINTS. THEY BEGAN USING COLOR PLATES, OR PHOTOS. MOST OF THE ARTISTS IN THIS CATALOG ARE FAMOUS TODAY, WHERE-AS SOME WERE ALREADY FAMOUS. THE CATALOG WAS USED AND READ, BUT NOT ABUSED. THERE IS ALSO A 1973 PRICE LIST FOR ALL 117 ART WORKS THAT ARE SHOWN…