Friday 9 April 2021

Hatsuyama Shigeru

'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales' illustrated by Hatsuyama Shigeru (1897-1973) in 1925. 

Born in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1897, In 1906 Hatsuyama studied under Araki Tanrei, a Kano-school painter and in 1907 he worked on kimono patterns at a workshop in Kanda-Imagawabashi. In 1911 he became a disciple of Ikawa Sengai, a Japanese-style painter known for his bijinga (images of beautiful women). Hatsuyama became best known for his children's illustrations and later his prints. 

            






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