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✈️ Japan Awaits You (JAL DC‑8 Jet Courier) – c.1963 – Original Vintage Poster | | 100.5 × 62.5 cm | Japan
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✈️ Japan Awaits You (JAL DC‑8 Jet Courier) – c.1963 – Original Poster
Jet‑age hospitality meets classical Japan in a composed salon of kimono, fans, and international travelers
Photolithograph | 100.5 × 62.5 cm | Japan
🎬 Introduction
A quintessential early‑1960s airline advertisement, this Japan Air Lines poster stages omotenashi as spectacle: a poised kimono‑clad host and sensu fans in the foreground, with a JAL flight attendant and cosmopolitan passengers framed by shoji and a painted floral panel. The headline “Japan Awaits You” sets the invitation; below, confident display type names the DC‑8 Jet Courier beside the red tsurumaru crane. The palette—soft florals on an earthy metallic ground—balances traditional motifs with the sleek promise of long‑haul jet travel, while photographic halftone and bold sans/slab typography place the design squarely in the travel‑boom era.
✨ Why It Matters
Issued as JAL expanded trans‑Pacific DC‑8 service, the short‑lived “Jet Courier” branding marks an early jet‑age chapter—scarcer than later 747‑era campaigns and prized by aviation and Japan travel collectors alike. The composition reads as an “export poster” for inbound tourism, choreographing heritage signifiers (kimono, fans, tatami cues) with modern airline identity. JAL’s crane roundel, introduced in 1959, anchors the brand’s fusion of tradition and modernity—a recurring theme in postwar Japanese design. The result is a crossover collectible: airline ephemera, mid‑century photographic advertising, and Japanese travel iconography in one statement piece.
📐 Poster Details
- Year: c.1963
- Country: Japan
- Size: 100.5 × 62.5 cm
- Format: Tall travel poster (non‑standard)
- Studio / Publisher: Japan Air Lines (JAL)
🔎 Condition
Frames beautifully with strong color and a clean central image. Minor edge nicks, small tears, and small pinholes from careful display; none intrude on the artwork. Shipped safely rolled in a sturdy tube and ready to frame to gallery standard.
Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsMulti ColorMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeLargeHeight100 cmWidth62 cmSigns of usageDents, Wrinkles, Stains, Crack, Discoloring
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 11 sales