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✈️ Japan Air Lines Bangkok – Temple Dancers – c. 1960s – Original Poster | 100.5 × 62.5 cm | Japan
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✈️ Japan Air Lines Bangkok – Temple Dancers – c. 1960s – Original Poster
Thai Classical Dance meets Jet‑Age Modernism
| Offset lithograph | 100.5 × 62.5 cm | Japan
🎬 Introduction
A luminous destination image from Japan Air Lines’ route‑expansion era, this photograph‑led poster pairs two Thai classical dancers in jeweled khon regalia against a cloud‑bright sky and distant stupa. The saturated, enamel‑like palette is anchored by a crisp lower band announcing “Bangkok,” flanked by JAL’s crane roundel and a four‑engine jet silhouette—an elegant counterpoint of tradition and modern travel. The composition reads like a still from an in‑flight dream: precise, glamorous, and inviting.
Issued in the DC‑8 years, the design typifies JAL’s formula of modernist typography over a clean white ground with culturally specific portraiture. The confident wordmark speaks the language of international Swiss style, while the dancers provide richly textured local specificity—a balance that made JAL’s postwar branding a touchstone of airline design.
✨ Why It Matters
JAL’s 1960s destination series is widely collected for its fusion of corporate modernism and place‑based imagery. Bangkok is a standout subject, bridging aviation, Asian travel, and performing arts—crossover territory prized by design and culture collectors alike. The four‑engine silhouette and “Japan Air Lines” wordmark situate the piece squarely in the mid‑to‑late 1960s DC‑8 period, before brand refinements of the 1970s. Surviving examples in this tall, narrow format are scarcer than standard European sizes, and the poster’s strong whites and saturated reds deliver exceptional wall presence without resorting to tourist clichés. It’s a concise visualization of the jet age’s promise: speed, cosmopolitanism, and respect for local culture.
📐 Poster Details
- Year: c. 1960s (DC‑8 era; “Japan Air Lines” wordmark)
- Country: Japan
- Size: 100.5 × 62.5 cm
- Format: Approx. narrow B1 travel poster format
- Studio / Publisher: Japan Air Lines (JAL)
🔎 Condition
Good vintage condition overall: small edge tears and faint surface wear consistent with display. Presents cleanly with strong color and deep whites; frames beautifully. Ships safely rolled in a sturdy tube
Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeLargeHeight100 cmWidth62 cm
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 12 sales