{"title":"Children’s picture books","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture book \/ PICTURE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soundssoundssounds","title":"The sound I was born with","description":"\u003cp\u003eKondo Toshinori, a world-renowned jazz trumpeter, weaves the world of sounds from his hometown, which he grew up listening to, into words. The illustrations are by Western-style painter Chinai Kyosuke. Chinai has established a unique painting style using acrylic paint on Japanese paper, and is known for his innovative expressions that transcend the boundaries between Japanese and Western painting. Chinai's dynamic and artistic drawings add color to Kondo's words of sound, creating a magnificent competition between sound and art that will resonate with children's hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e From the heartbeat inside the mother's womb, to the everyday sounds of the outside world, to the baby's first cry, each sound weaves together the miracle of the birth of life. Through sound, you can experience the warmth of life, the joy of becoming a parent, and the excitement of a new family member being born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] The sound that gave me birth\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Fukuinkan Shoten\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] March 2007\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 28 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 29.3 x 30.7 x 0.8 cm, 604 g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] I'm a cute guy\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Tonori Kondo\/Text, Kyosuke Chinai\/Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 978-4-8340-2260-5\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, average condition (minor stains on top): Used Good\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Cover\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eToshinori Kondo\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Hashihamacho, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture in 1948. He began playing the trumpet in the brass band club at junior high school, and was a classmate of fellow band member Kyosuke Chinai until he graduated from Imabari Nishi High School. He began performing professionally while attending Kyoto University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e After graduating from university in 1972, he moved to Tokyo with the aim of becoming a free jazz musician. In 1978, he moved to the United States, living in New York's Lower East Side and beginning touring and performing with numerous musicians. By 1983, the year his eldest son was born, he had recorded 121 live shows around the world, earning him international acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1984, he returned to Tokyo and formed the band IMA with other Japanese musicians. He began his \"International Music Activity\" activities, broadcasting his music from Tokyo to the world. While touring the world with the band every year, he also engaged in a wide range of activities, including music for television and film, appearing in television, film and commercials, and publishing books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1993, he disbanded the IMA band and established a new musical base in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. That same year, he launched his \"Blowing the Earth\" series, beginning with a performance in Israel's Negev Desert. He continued his journey, improvising on the electric trumpet in the natural wonders of the world, from the Andes in Peru, to Ladakh in the Himalayas, to McKinley in Alaska, to Kudaka Island in Okinawa, and to Uno in Mie Prefecture. In 2001, at the invitation of the 14th Dalai Lama, he produced the \"International Peace Music Festival Hiroshima 2001,\" a concert themed on peace and the environment, at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island. In 2005, to mark the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he launched the \"PIKADON project\" with Seitaro Kuroda, Nobuyoshi Araki, Tadao Ando, ​​and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKyosuke Chinai\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He was born in 1948 in Namikata, Namikata-cho, Ochi-gun, Ehime Prefecture (now Imabari City), as the youngest of six siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Even before he started school, he was a child who loved to read and look at picture books and draw. He wanted to join the art club at Kitago Junior High School and paint oil paintings, but gave up because all the club members were female students. At the time, he was dazzled when Kondo Toshinori was elected student council president and gave orders at morning assemblies, and when he saw Kondo practicing the trumpet alone on the beach, he envied his \"youthful dedication.\" He joined the art club at Imabari Nishi High School and aimed to become a painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e While studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, he won the Honorable Mention Award at the Shell Art Award Exhibition (1971), and the theme of the competition, \"Contemporary Expression of Japanese Beauty in the Modern Age,\" became a major theme in his own paintings. For several years before and after graduating from graduate school, he hit a wall in his art and stopped creating. He went on a study tour of ancient art in Europe and several reporting trips to Tibet. During these trips, he reaffirmed the high standard of \"Japanese beauty\" and resumed his work, using the dignity of \"Buddhist paintings\" as his model. He also traveled to the Kingdom of Bhutan in search of the origins of Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He has received numerous painting awards, including first, second, and special prizes at the Figaro Exhibition at the Japan-France Contemporary Art Exhibition, second place at the Bibliothèque des Arts Prize (1978-1981), an honorable mention at the Tokyo Central Museum of Art Oil Painting Grand Prize Exhibition (1987), the Grand Prize at the Drawing Grand Prize Exhibition (1985), the Liquitex Prize at the 1st Liquitex Biennale (1986), a special prize at the Yasui Prize Exhibition (1987), an excellence award at the Young Japanese Artists Exhibition (1988), and an honorable mention at the Yasui Prize Exhibition (1990). He has also held numerous solo exhibitions both in Japan and abroad, receiving high praise, including in Tokyo and New York. From March 1992 to April 1993, he illustrated Tomiko Miyao's \"Kura\" serial (Mainichi Shimbun).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ちないきょうすけ｜智内兄助 \/ CHINAI Kyosuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42886148456490,"sku":"","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-4206828.jpg?v=1774421652"},{"product_id":"おれは歌だ-おれはここを歩く-アメリカ-インディアンの詩","title":"I am the song I walk here American Indian poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work is a poem that conveys the spiritual world of Native Americans, accompanied by illustrations by Isamu Akino. Akino's powerful illustrations beautifully visualize the profound theme of the poem, \"a sense of unity with the self, nature, and the universe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Akino Isamu is a painter born in 1959; his mother is the painter Akino Fuku.\u003cbr\u003e Akino has traveled and painted in India and Africa, experiences that have deeply influenced her work. Akino's paintings are characterized by a primitive, primordial touch that evokes a sense of vitality, resonating with the Native American worldview that is the theme of this picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Akino's unique colors and brushstrokes depict the expression of one's existence, \"I am a song,\" and the connection with the earth, \"I walk here.\" This is a powerful and heartwarming book that will teach children to respect nature and life, and adults to reaffirm the connection between themselves and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Title] I am a song. I walk here. American Indian poetry.\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Fukuinkan Shoten\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] February 1992\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 56 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 30.4 x 20.8 x 1.1 cm \/ 0.516 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover book\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] I am here, I am here, American Indian song\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Akino Izamu\/Illustrator, Kaneseki Hisao\/Translator\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 4-8340-0200-4\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, above average (minor stains on endpapers, minor stains on top)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Books featured]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Isamu Akino\u003cbr\u003e Born in Kyoto City in 1935.\u003cbr\u003e He dropped out of Tokyo University of the Arts as a sculptor. He spent six years in India and Nepal from 1962. During his stay in Nepal, he created the original illustrations for the picture book \"Punk Maincha\" (published by Fukuinkan Shoten), and won the gold medal at the 2nd International Exhibition of Picture Book Illustrations in 1969. He passed away in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あきのいさむ｜秋野亥左牟 \/ AKINO Isamu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42886209339434,"sku":"","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/ore-wa-uta-da-ore-wa-koko-o-aruku-amerika-indian-no-shi-illustration-634.jpg?v=1773429169"},{"product_id":"creation_tamurado","title":"Picture book: The Beginning of the World (First Edition)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eWorkshop in South India A luxurious picture book created by Tara Books, inviting you into the world of mythology.\u003cbr\u003e This book is a picture book that depicts fundamental themes such as the birth of the universe and life, death, and rebirth as beautiful art, based on the creation myth passed down by the Gond people of central India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"213\"\u003e The artist who created it is Badg Sham, a leading figure in contemporary Gond art.\u003cbr\u003e The story is told by Githa Wolfe, and the Japanese translation is by Eto Aoki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e Inheriting the spirit of \"handmade bookmaking\" by Tara Books, each book is carefully bound one by one, using silk screen printing on handmade paper made from old cloth. It is a book with a texture like a craft, appealing to all five senses, from the feel of the paper, the smell of the ink, to even the sound of turning the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"416\"\u003e The story begins with the eruption of water, the swirling of the atmosphere, and the creation of the earth, and unfolds into the flow of time, the changing of the seasons, the budding of life, the birth of art, and death and rebirth. It depicts a perspective of eternity and circulation, where the end and the beginning are connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"473\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e Includes serial number.\u003cbr\u003e This is a picture book that possesses the value of an art object, evoking emotion every time you pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"473\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] The Beginning of the World (Original title: \u003cspan\u003ecreation)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] \u003ca href=\"\/en\/search?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A0%E3%83%A9%E5%A0%82\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"検索: 「タムラ堂」の検索結果1件 – 文福\" aria-label=\"検索: 「タムラ堂」の検索結果1件 – 文福\" data-original=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/search?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A0%E3%83%A9%E5%A0%82\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eTamura-do\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Publication Date] October 1, 2015 (First Edition), Limited to 3000 copies with serial numbers.\u003cbr\u003e [Page Count] No page count\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approximately 28.8 x 28.4 x 1.0 cm, 0.62 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] The Beginning of the World\u003cbr\u003e [Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Badge Sham\/Illustrations, Geeta Wolf\/Text, Eto Aoki\/Translation\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] AMM Screens (Chennai)\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] 978-4-9906287-2-7\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [ \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e ] Above average to average (case has minor scratches)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Slipcase, folded booklet \"Tamuradō News\"\u003cbr\u003e [Published in]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n Tara Books \u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"24\"\u003e(Tara Books)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"132\"\u003e An independent publishing house based in Chennai, India.\u003cbr\u003e It was founded in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e The founder is Geeta Wolf, and the organization aims to convey traditional folk art and folklore to the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"267\"\u003e The company's book production emphasizes craftsmanship, using handmade paper, natural inks, and screen printing, and carefully binding each book to create a book that is an art piece in itself.\u003cbr\u003e He is also known for collaborating with folk artists and artisans from various regions of India, including the Gond tribe, and for reconstructing images and stories with his unique designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"382\"\u003e Thala Books' publications primarily consist of picture books, poetry collections, and folktale collections, and their artistry and handmade quality are highly regarded internationally. They are exhibited at international book fairs and museums, and the books themselves are sometimes treated as collectible items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"496\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e They are pioneers in conveying Indian folktales and myths through art books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHYAM Bhajju \/ バッジュ・シャーム","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43708904112170,"sku":null,"price":6900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/ehon-sekai-no-hajimari-shohan-illustration-151.jpg?v=1773561165"},{"product_id":"angel-books-10","title":"Picture Book Angel Books, Complete 10-Book Set","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"Angel Books\" is a 10-volume set of picture books and flexi discs published by Namco Corporation in 1968, intended as a three-dimensional audiovisual education series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"90\" data-start=\"87\"\u003eDoctors of education, Matsumoto Toru and Kubota Ikuo, have reconstructed Japanese folk tales such as Issun-boshi, Momotaro, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom, Urashima Taro, Bunbuku Tea Kettle, The White Rabbit of Inaba, The Magic Fan, The Tale of Tengu, and The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab from a new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"185\"\u003eThe illustrations were created by popular illustrators of the time, such as Wada Makoto, Naga Shinta, Naruse Kuniharu, and Tada Hiroshi, and they portray the story in a modern style with rich ideas and colors.\u003cbr data-end=\"254\" data-start=\"251\"\u003eOriginally created as an educational picture book for children, the illustrations have become so appealing that adults can now enjoy the series as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Picture Book Angel Books\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Namco Corporation\u003cbr\u003e[Date of publication] 1968\u003cbr\u003e[Number of pages] 14 pages each\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 29.7 x 21.0 cm, outer dimensions approx. 29.8 x 22.0 x 8.7 cm, 3.70 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Ehon: Angel Books\u003cbr\u003e[Authors\/Editors] Susumu Matsumoto (PhD, Columbia University), Ikuo Kubota (author), Makoto Wada, Kuniharu Naruse, Shinta Naga, Hiroshi Tada (illustrator)\u003cbr\u003e[printing]\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, average condition [4] (Box: Minor damage and stains, Main body: Clear cover slightly damaged and slightly shrunk, Main text: Minor stains on main text pages, flexi disc in average condition for its age)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Box, Japanese translation booklet, set of 10 flexi discs (attached to the back endpaper of each disc)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMakoto Wada (1936-2019)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Osaka in 1936.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGraduated from the Design Department of Tokyo University of the Arts.\u003cbr\u003eAfter working at the advertising agency Light Publicity, he became a freelancer.\u003cbr\u003eHe was active in a wide range of fields, including as an illustrator, graphic designer, book designer, film director, and essayist. He was responsible for the cover design of the magazine Hanashi no Tokushu for many years, and is also known as the director of films such as Mahjong Hyouryoku (1984).\u003cbr\u003eHe left behind a wide range of works, including picture books co-authored with Tanikawa Shuntaro and Hoshi Shinichi, as well as book covers and posters.\u003cbr\u003ePassed away in 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKuniharu Naruse (1936-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn on January 1, 1936 in Osaka City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In 1956, he studied fashion illustration under Akashi Masayoshi, a student of Nagasawa Setsu. Since then, he has been active in a wide range of fields, including television, radio, publishing, and public art, with his unique humor and warm style of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has received numerous awards, including the Osaka Prefectural Governor's Award in the Cultural Merit category (1986), the Kamigata Comedy Award Jury Special Award (1995), the Osaka City Citizens' Award in the Cultural Merit category (2007), and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2008). He has also worked on the original drawing for the Sanada Yukimura statue (Tamazukuri Sanko Shrine) and the design of the \"Requiem Bell\" bronze bell (Mount Osutaka Memorial Garden), and continues to be active as a symbol of Kansai culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShinta Cho (1927-2005)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn on September 24, 1927 in Haneda-cho, Ebara-gun, Tokyo Prefecture (later Ota-ku, Tokyo).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e His real name is Suzuki Shuji.\u003cbr\u003eHe began his career as a manga artist, winning the Bungeishunju Manga Award for \"The Talkative Omelette\" in 1959. He then went on to create many masterpieces as a picture book author, including \"Cabbage-kun\" (1981 Nippon Picture Book Award) and \"The Elephant's Omelette\" (1984 Shogakukan Art Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eHis representative works include \"Rubber Head Pontaro,\" \"Gorogoronyan,\" \"Tears of the Sawshark,\" \"The Spider's Diary,\" \"Where the Terrain Line Can Be Seen,\" \"The Long, Long Slide,\" and \"Munyamunya Snow Bus.\"\u003cbr data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"368\"\u003eKnown for his nonsensical, free-spirited ideas and humorous yet poetic sentiment, he was one of the authors who pioneered the art of picture books in Japan. In addition to picture books, he was also active in a wide range of fields, including manga, illustrations, book design, and essays. He passed away on June 25, 2005.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroshi Tada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eBorn in Tokyo on March 17, 1937.\u003cbr\u003eGraduated from the Department of Design at Musashino Art University. Picture book author and manga artist.\u003cbr data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eKnown for his picture books that have the humor and rhythm typical of a cartoonist, he has published many works that have long been loved by young children, including the long-selling \"Buu and Pyon Picture Book Series,\" as well as \"The Same, the Same\" and \"The Mouse's Long Bread\" (Kogumasha).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eHe has also written a variety of works, including \"Becoming a Crocodile\" and \"Who is the Dog that Cries?\" (Kogumasha), \"The Apple Thuds\" (Bunken Publishing), and \"Is It Someone?\" (Bunka Publishing Bureau), and his word play picture book \"The Medaka's Glasses\" has captivated adult readers as well.\u003cbr data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eHe is a member of the Japan Cartoonists Association, Manga Shudan, and Manga Artists' Picture Book Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; 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Picture book author and manga artist.\u003cbr data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"147\"\u003e Known for his picture books that have the humor and rhythm typical of a cartoonist, he has published many works that have long been loved by young children, including the long-selling \"Buu and Pyon Picture Book Series,\" as well as \"The Same, the Same\" and \"The Mouse's Long Bread\" (Kogumasha).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e He has also written a variety of works, including \"Becoming a Crocodile\" and \"Who is the Dog Who Cries?\" (Kogumasha), \"The Apple Thuds\" (Bunken Publishing), and \"Is It Someone?\" (Bunka Publishing Bureau), and his word play picture book \"The Medaka's Glasses\" has captivated adult readers as well.\u003cbr data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"366\"\u003e He is a member of the Japan Cartoonists Association, Manga Shudan, and Manga Artists' Picture Book Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ただひろし｜多田ひろし \/ TADA Hiroshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951282913322,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/angel-books-9810525.jpg?v=1774421656"},{"product_id":"エンゼルブック-因幡の白兎","title":"Picture Book Angel Books The White Rabbit of Inaba","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\"Angel Books\" is a series of picture books and flexi discs for three-dimensional audiovisual education, published by Namco Corporation in 1968.\u003cbr data-end=\"90\" data-start=\"87\"\u003e Doctors of Education, Matsumoto Toru and Kubota Ikuo, have reconstructed Japanese folk tales from a new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"185\"\u003e Illustrations by Hiroshi Tada.\u003cbr\u003e The illustrations were created by popular illustrators of the time, who used rich ideas and colors to create a modern depiction of the story.\u003cbr data-end=\"254\" data-start=\"251\"\u003e Originally created as an educational picture book for children, the illustrations have become so appealing that adults can now enjoy the series as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Picture Book Angel Books The White Rabbit of Inaba\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Namco Corporation\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] 1968\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 14 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 29.7 x 21.0 cm, 0.2 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Ehon Angel Books Inaba no Shirousagi\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Susumu Matsumoto (PhD, Columbia University), Ikuo Kubota (author), Hiroshi Tada (illustrator)\u003cbr\u003e [printing]\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, average condition [4] (Main body: Minor damage and slight shrinkage on the transparent cover, Text: Minor stains on the main page, average condition for a flexi disc due to its age)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] 1 flexi disc (attached to the back endpaper of each disc)\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"458\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHiroshi Tada\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"257\"\u003e Born in Tokyo on March 17, 1937.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Department of Design at Musashino Art University. Picture book author and manga artist.\u003cbr data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"147\"\u003e Known for his picture books that have the humor and rhythm typical of a cartoonist, he has published many works that have long been loved by young children, including the long-selling \"Buu and Pyon Picture Book Series,\" as well as \"The Same, the Same\" and \"The Mouse's Long Bread\" (Kogumasha).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e He has also written a variety of works, including \"Becoming a Crocodile\" and \"Who is the Dog that Cries?\" (Kogumasha), \"The Apple Thuds\" (Bunken Publishing), and \"Is It Someone?\" (Bunka Publishing Bureau), and his word play picture book \"The Medaka's Glasses\" has captivated adult readers as well.\u003cbr data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"366\"\u003e He is a member of the Japan Cartoonists Association, Manga Shudan, and Manga Artists' Picture Book Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ただひろし｜多田ひろし \/ TADA Hiroshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951283011626,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/angel-books-6968625.jpg?v=1774421292"},{"product_id":"mederu-kuniyoshi","title":"Mederu Kuniyoshi Book: To Astonish","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"articleBlock_catchcopy\"\u003eIt will make you laugh, surprise you, and entertain you. This is the true essence of Kuniyoshi!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"articleBlock_salescopy\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"128\" data-start=\"32\"\u003e This is the second volume in the \"Mederu Kuniyoshi Book\" series, where you can enjoy the works of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi as if you were choosing a picture in front of an Edo-era picture paper shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The pages are detachable, allowing you to pick up your favorite piece one by one and enjoy it however you like by displaying or admiring it. This is an attempt to bring to the present day the same feeling that people in the Edo period enjoyed when reading illustrated books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"375\" data-start=\"253\"\u003e This book contains many works that give lively expressions to things that are not originally lifeless, such as charming monsters and monsters, humorous crazy paintings and crazy calligraphy, daruma dolls, horses, onigawara tiles, makeup implements, and rain dolls. It is a collection that fully demonstrates Kuniyoshi's unique imagination and artistic ability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"436\" data-start=\"377\"\u003e Kuniyoshi's expressive power is the ability to digest the source of his ideas and sublimate them into his own creative world. This book allows you to fully enjoy his boundless artistic talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each page is dedicated to one work, with bilingual commentary in Japanese and English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Most people will probably be impressed first and foremost by the wealth of Kuniyoshi's ideas when looking at the works contained in this book. However, each individual idea is not necessarily original to Kuniyoshi. (Omitted) Even when looking at a single painting that has an original source, what is truly felt is Kuniyoshi's 'artistic skill.' Whatever the subject or idea, once Kuniyoshi has absorbed it into himself, he expresses it and shows it to us as his own creative world. His ability to digest and express things is simply awful. (Omitted) I hope that with this book in hand, you will enjoy Kuniyoshi's artistic skill to your heart's content.\" (From the text)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Awesome Kuniyoshi Book Surprising\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Daifuku Shorin\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] December 17, 2015 (1st edition)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 152 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 182*257*11mm, 400g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Medell Kuniyoshi Book Odorokus\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor, etc.] Nobuhisa Kaneko\/Author\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Abeism\/Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e978-4-7562-4689-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Brand new\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e[60 pieces included]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe ancient Imperial Palace of Soma \/ One hundred poems by Hyakunin Isshu: Dainagon Tsunenobu \/ One hundred stories of outsiders \/ The Chushingura: The monsters \/ The cool evening breeze of outsiders \/ A picture of monsters by the earth spider at the residence of Minamoto no Yorimitsu \/ A similar goldfish \/ A play in the Dragon Palace: all sorts of fish \/ The heart of a fish \/ Fukurokuju's head play: sheltering from the rain and yawning \/ Fukurokuju's head play: New Year's and crossing the river \/ Two-faced Daruma dolls: Gedofu, Iku, and Tokusakari \/ Outsiders in December: March's hinamatsuri quarrel and April's first harvest \/ The popular Daruma play: hands and feet coming out \/ The popular Daruma play: soba noodles \/ The flowing Kiyohyautan \/ Teru Teru Hounsun's dance \/ Outsiders' makeup play: fireworks \/ Outsiders' makeup play: Omori \/ Outsiders' Teuchingura (third and fourth acts) \/ A collection of hofuzuki Showers and Centipede Mountain \/ Story: The story of the onigawara roof tile \/ Popular stories of small pieces outside of Hokkaido: The top melon of Hautanayose, the turtle top of the Dragon Palace, and the long Urashima of the dream world \/ Popular stories of small pieces outside of Hokkaido: Top Goro Tokimune, Komayashi Asahina, and Momon Goma A \/ A game of chess: The king's move and the knight's loincloth \/ A gathering of various implements and gossip \/ Deeply poignant stories \/ The twelve stories of wealth and wealth outside of Hokkaido \/ The twelve thoughts of the moon seen through the eyes of the gods \/ A Noh picture depicting its image: A rice bowl \/ A red shrimp \/ A Noh picture depicting its image: Benkei \/ Taikomochi \/ A picture of a dressing table and a set of decorative ornaments: A snake, a frog, and a tiger \/ A picture of a dressing table and a set of decorative ornaments Kafumori and Onigahara \/ Inlay tops \/ Miniature dolls representing modern times \/ A collection of insects representing women's paraphernalia \/ Daikokuten, the Six Gods of Fortune \/ From the outside, Kohai is a very good person \/ A young person who looks like an older man \/ People gather together and become people \/ A person who makes fun of others \/ Missing figures, sarasa, 14 bodies that look like 35 people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Nobuhisa Kaneko (1962-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Tokyo in 1962.\u003cbr\u003e Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, majoring in aesthetics and art history. 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This book focuses on the mating behavior of various animals, including mammals and reptiles, and meticulously records the decisive moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"301\" data-start=\"167\"\u003e This work does not sensationalize the act of mating, the source of life, but simply depicts it as a natural scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"451\" data-start=\"303\"\u003e Animals live instinctively in the great outdoors. Their appearance conveys the strength that connects species and the irresistible rhythm of life. At the same time, as you turn the pages, you will find yourself smiling at the cuteness of the animals, and the birth scenes will move you to the heart with the birth of life. While it is a scientific record, the unique charm of Tokumitsu Iwago is that it is permeated with a humorous perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"453\"\u003e Although it is written for children, the elaborate binding and high-quality printing stand out even today, giving the book a sense of the level of publishing culture at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"627\" data-start=\"518\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMitsuaki Iwago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e , an animal photographer who would later become known for his book Cat Walks of the World, was also involved as an editorial assistant. 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He then worked at the Mainichi Shimbun Tokyo headquarters editorial office, and began taking animal photographs in earnest after being in charge of special features on animals and plants in the Mainichi Graph. In 1960, he won the Fuji Professional Photography Award (sponsored by Fujifilm). His son is the animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago.\u003cbr\u003e Died on February 12, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"いわごうとくみつ｜岩合徳光 \/ IWAGO Tokumitsu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44135810727978,"sku":null,"price":13000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/iwago-tokumitsu-koubi-shashinshuu-375.jpg?v=1773737461"},{"product_id":"angel-books","title":"Picture Book Angel Books, Complete 10-Book Set","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"183\"\u003e\"Angel Books\" is a 10-volume set of picture books and flexi discs published by Namco Corporation in 1968, intended as a three-dimensional audiovisual education series.\u003cbr data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e Doctors of education, Matsumoto Toru and Kubota Ikuo, have reconstructed Japanese folk tales such as Issun-boshi, Momotaro, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom, Urashima Taro, Bunbuku Tea Kettle, The White Rabbit of Inaba, The Magic Fan, The Tale of Tengu, and The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab from a new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"347\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e The illustrations were created by popular illustrators of the time, such as Wada Makoto, Naga Shinta, Naruse Kuniharu, and Tada Hiroshi, and they portray the story in a modern style with rich ideas and colors.\u003cbr data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e Originally created as an educational picture book for children, the illustrations have become so appealing that adults can now enjoy the series as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Picture Book Angel Books\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Namco Corporation\u003cbr\u003e [Date of publication] 1968\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 14 pages each\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 29.7 x 21.0 cm, outer dimensions approx. 29.8 x 22.0 x 8.7 cm, 3.70 kg\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title Reading] Ehon Angel Books\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Susumu Matsumoto (PhD, Columbia University), Ikuo Kubota (author), Makoto Wada, Kuniharu Naruse, Shinta Naga, Hiroshi Tada (illustrator)\u003cbr\u003e Print\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used, average condition [5] (Box: slight stains, Book: small scratches and slight shrinkage on the transparent cover, Text: stains on the main page, average condition for flexi disc due to its age)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Box (red), Japanese translation booklet, set of 10 flexi discs (attached to the back endpaper of each disc)\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Makoto Wada (1936-2019)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn in Osaka in 1936.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGraduated from the Design Department of Tokyo University of the Arts.\u003cbr\u003e After working at the advertising agency Light Publicity, he became a freelancer.\u003cbr\u003e He was active in a wide range of fields, including as an illustrator, graphic designer, book designer, film director, and essayist. He was responsible for the cover design of the magazine Hanashi no Tokushu for many years, and is also known as the director of films such as Mahjong Hyouryoku (1984).\u003cbr\u003e He left behind a wide range of works, including picture books co-authored with Tanikawa Shuntaro and Hoshi Shinichi, as well as book covers and posters.\u003cbr\u003e Died in 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKuniharu Naruse (1936-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn on January 1, 1936 in Osaka City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In 1956, he studied fashion illustration under Akashi Masayoshi, a student of Nagasawa Setsu. Since then, he has been active in a wide range of fields, including television, radio, publishing, and public art, with his unique humor and warm style of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He has received numerous awards, including the Osaka Prefectural Governor's Award in the Cultural Merit category (1986), the Kamigata Comedy Award Jury Special Award (1995), the Osaka City Citizens' Award in the Cultural Merit category (2007), and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2008). He has also worked on the original drawing for the Sanada Yukimura statue (Tamazukuri Sanko Shrine) and the design of the \"Requiem Bell\" bronze bell (Mount Osutaka Memorial Garden), and continues to be active as a symbol of Kansai culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Shinta Cho (1927-2005)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBorn on September 24, 1927 in Haneda-cho, Ebara-gun, Tokyo Prefecture (later Ota-ku, Tokyo).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e His real name is Suzuki Shuji.\u003cbr\u003e He began his career as a manga artist, winning the Bungeishunju Manga Award for \"The Talkative Omelette\" in 1959. He then went on to create many masterpieces as a picture book author, including \"Cabbage-kun\" (1981 Nippon Picture Book Award) and \"The Elephant's Omelette\" (1984 Shogakukan Art Award).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"458\" data-start=\"271\"\u003e His representative works include \"Rubber Head Pontaro,\" \"Gorogoronyan,\" \"Tears of the Sawshark,\" \"The Spider's Diary,\" \"Where the Terrain Line Can Be Seen,\" \"The Long, Long Slide,\" and \"Munyamunya Snow Bus.\"\u003cbr data-end=\"368\" data-start=\"365\"\u003e Known for his nonsensical, free-spirited ideas and humorous yet poetic sentiment, he was one of the authors who pioneered the art of picture books in Japan. In addition to picture books, he was also active in a wide range of fields, including manga, illustrations, book design, and essays. 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Raised in a prominent family, he began keeping diaries and taking photographs from childhood. He studied art history at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eYale University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and after graduation, he moved to East Africa, Kenya, where he conducted wildlife research in Tsavo National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eBased on this experience, he documented elephants driven to the brink by poaching and environmental destruction, publishing his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e (1965). Thereafter, he established an international reputation for his work, which focused on Africa and questioned the relationship between humans and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eBeard is also known for his \"diary\" format collage works, which combine photographs with drawings, handwritten text, newspaper clippings, and flora and fauna. His creations, which accumulated daily records, were highly acclaimed as a unique expression that spanned the realms of photography and art. In 1977, he lost 20 years' worth of work in a fire, but he continued creating thereafter, further deepening his diary-like approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eWhile based in Africa, he also interacted with many artists and cultural figures, such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and was widely known as a photographer, adventurer, and celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"666\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThroughout his life, he worked between Kenya and New York, consistently observing the environmental crisis and human desires with keen insight. He passed away in New York State in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter BEARD \/ ピーター・ビアード","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44189526097962,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-7617586.jpg?v=1774421480"},{"product_id":"小学館の育児絵本-ぶんぶくちゃがま","title":"Shogakukan's Childcare Picture Book Bunbuku Chagama","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"252\" data-start=\"90\"\u003eA raccoon dog wanders into a temple and, in danger of being discovered, transforms into a tea kettle, but is put on fire and panics. As he rolls around, he is unable to change back into his original form. The raccoon dog is saved by an old antiques dealer, who thanks him by showing off his acrobatics skills, which makes him very popular. After making a fortune, the raccoon dog returns to living a leisurely life at the temple, a delightful old story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"412\" data-start=\"254\"\u003e Based on the legend of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMorinji Temple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, this story is a combination of stories of animals returning their gratitude, and is illustrated with comical illustrations by Kazama Shiro. The book's appeal lies in its rhythmic reading and nostalgic design. Published in 1971, it truly has a \"Showa Retro\" feel. An explanatory \"Mama's Guide\" is included at the end of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Shogakukan's Childcare Picture Book 56 Bunbuku Chagama\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Shogakukan \u003cbr\u003e[Date of publication] 1966\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 16 pages + commentary\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 188*264*8mm, 280g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Shogakukan no Ikujiehon 56 Bunbuku Chagama\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] \u003cspan\u003eKazama Shiro\/Illustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Print] Kyodo Printing\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used [5] Average (minor scratches on the edges, no marks, no writing, etc.)\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured book] -\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"かざましろう｜風間四郎 \/ KAZAMA Shiro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44261076009002,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-4282396.jpg?v=1776432251"},{"product_id":"shinoharakatsuyuki_kage","title":"Katsuyuki Shinohara - Kage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKage\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book by Katsuyuki Shinohara, was his first solo picture book, published by Subaru Shobo in 1976. It is an extremely free and experimental early work by Shinohara, who would later become widely known as \"Kumasan the Artist,\" released before he gained widespread popularity on television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn during the expansive period of picture book expression in the 1970s, this book transcends the boundaries of children's literature, becoming a \"picture book as art\" where the sensibilities of a sculptor, humor, unsettling elements, and poeticism intertwine. Using \"kage\" (shadow) — a familiar yet abstract concept — as a starting point, it invites readers to explore the joy of seeing and imagining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a glimpse into the origins of Katsuyuki Shinohara, who built a unique world of expression using iron and clay as materials, and his sensibility that would lead to his later bold and humanistic activities is already present. It is a still-fresh debut work that conveys the fervor of an era when picture books were at their most adventurous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Kage\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Subaru Shobo\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] December 25, 1976 (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 30 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 22*30*1cm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KAGE\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Katsuyuki Shinohara\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dainippon Printing\/Printing, Dainippon Bookbinding\/Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [4] Fair to Below Average (Cover: edge damage, slight tearing; Book: corner damage, slight stains)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKatsuyuki Shinohara (1942-2026)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"132\"\u003eBorn in Hokkaido in 1942. 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He passed away in 2026 at the age of 84.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しのはらかつゆき｜篠原勝之 \/ SHINOHARA Katsuyuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289857683498,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-3587085.jpg?v=1777273274"},{"product_id":"エリック-カール展-the-art-of-eric-carle","title":"The Art of Eric Carle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the official catalog for \"The Art of Eric Carle\" exhibition, held in 2017. It is a comprehensive introduction to the creative world of Eric Carle, the world-renowned picture book author known for \u003cem\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/em\u003e. The catalog contains the contents of the exhibition, which was composed of approximately 160 original artworks and materials, with the full cooperation of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is divided into two parts: \"The World of Eric Carle\" and \"The Story of Eric Carle.\" It features a wide range of works, including animal and nature motifs created with vibrant colors and unique collage techniques, as well as early works, sketches, three-dimensional works, stage costume designs, and even the tools and materials he used for creation. 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Sketches drawn from daily life and excerpts from past books and magazines fill the pages alongside Kuroda's unrestrained lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emanates from this book is a pure impulse to \"draw.\" The vigorous lines, the spontaneous colors, the short yet powerful words—all affirm the idea of \"drawing freely\" rather than \"drawing skillfully.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone can draw, and everyone should be free to do so.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a collection of art, a collection of words, and at times, it reads like an \"adult picture book.\" Seitaro Kuroda's enduring belief in the \"power of art\" overflows from every corner of its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Seitaro Kuroda KAKIBAKA The Man Who Draws\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Kyuryudo\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] September 12, 2003\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Dimensions] Approx. 150*212*36mm \/ 861g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KAKIBAKA KAKU OTOKO\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Seitaro Kuroda\/Author, Keisuke Nagatomo\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dai Nippon Printing\/Printed\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 4763003151\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [4] Good to Fair (Cover: minor sun-fading on spine, minor damage to top\/bottom edges; Book block: slight staining on top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeitaro Kuroda (1939-)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, in 1939. Painter, illustrator.\u003cbr\u003eHe spent his childhood in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. After working various jobs, including as a crew member on a US military ship, he established the design firm \"K2\" with Keisuke Nagatomo in 1969. Since then, he has been active in a wide range of fields, including advertising, book covers, picture books, and live painting. From 1992, he also maintained a studio in New York and continued to work energetically both in Japan and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his powerful brushwork and vivid colors, he has published numerous works, including \u003cem\u003eWar Fairytales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWings that Cut the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Story of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Story of Water\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2004, he launched the anti-war art project \"PIKADON PROJECT,\" and in recent years, based in Kitakyushu, he has been involved in mural painting and live painting. He has received numerous awards, including the Kodansha Publishing Culture Award for Illustration in 1985 and the Japan Graphic Exhibition Artist of the Year Award in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKeisuke Nagatomo (1939-2017)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, in 1939. Art director, graphic designer.\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating from Kuwasawa Design School and working at Nippon Design Center, he established the design unit \"K2\" with Seitaro Kuroda in 1969. He was active in a wide range of fields, including advertising, book design, editorial design, event planning, and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his vivid sense of color and free-thinking designs, he left a significant mark on the Japanese graphic design world through his collaboration with Seitaro Kuroda. He art-directed the \u003cem\u003eWar Fairytales\u003c\/em\u003e series and worked on numerous books, advertisements, and video projects. 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This collection features the Moomin comic strips serialized in the British newspaper \"Evening News\" from 1954, offering a different charm than the novels and picture books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to familiar characters like Moomintroll, Snufkin, Little My, Moominpappa, and Moominmamma, many unique guest characters who appear only in the comics are also featured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe humor, satire, and parody of the Jansson siblings remain fresh even after more than half a century, lightly portraying themes such as family, adventure, freedom, and loneliness. This set allows you to experience the world of Moomin, which unfolds with a different pace and expression than the novel series, all in one go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book design is by Shin Sobue. This complete 14-volume Japanese edition of \"Moomin Comics\" includes many works introduced in Japan for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Moomin Comics Complete 14-Volume Set (with obi)\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Chikuma Shobo\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Dates] 2000-2015\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 14 volumes\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 200\u003cem\u003e190\u003c\/em\u003e200mm \/ 4700g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] MOOMIN KOMIKKUSU ZEN 14 SATSU SETTO\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson \/ Author, Mayumi Tomihara \/ Translator, Shin Sobue (cozfish) \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Toppan Printing \/ Printing, Sekishindo \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used【6】Good to Fair (Each volume's obi: scuffs \/ Each volume's cover: minor foxing on front \/ Volumes 7-12 cover spine: minor sun fading)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJANSSON Tove (Tove Jansson) 1914-2001\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Helsinki, Finland. Author, painter, illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised by a sculptor father and an illustrator mother, she began illustrating, caricaturing, and writing literary works at a young age. In 1945, she published \"The Moomins and the Great Flood,\" starting the Moomin series. Thereafter, she built the world of Moomin Valley through novels, picture books, and comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter completing the series, she also wrote literary works for adults such as \"The Summer Book\" and \"Sculptor's Daughter.\" She is highly acclaimed in both children's literature and modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Hans Christian Andersen Award (1966) and the Swedish Academy Children's Book Award (1972).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJANSSON Lars (Lars Jansson) 1926-2000\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Helsinki, Finland. Author, cartoonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebuted as a novelist at the age of 15. 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