Cat. № POSTER-106 · Archive reference image
Porcelain & Plastic Icons № 106
Monster Squwood Candy — Tops
Available · one owner onlyArchive note
Japanese candy packaging or toy promotion, circa 1970s–80s, featuring a vampiric character as the product mascot. The design employs primary color blocking and hand-drawn grotesque portraiture typical of regional confectionery marketing in pre-digital Japan. A collector's document of how Western horror archetypes were adapted and domesticated for children's consumer goods in East Asia.
$5 One file · one owner · never reissued
Acquire this artifact One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
A2
24x36in
18x24in
2752 × 1536 px · 4.2 MP · landscape
- Section
- Porcelain & Plastic Icons
- Style
- vintage Japanese toy packaging, hand-drawn illustration
- Mood
- playful, nostalgic, mildly unsettling
- Palette
- red, yellow, blue, cream
Filed under
vampiremonstercandyjapanese1970stoy promotionprimary colorschildren's productmascotpackaging designhorrorkitsch