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From 22 August - 27 October 2019 Japan House presented an exhibition focusing on the prolific storytelling of award-winning picture book illustrator Anno Mitsumasa. The exhibition marked the first ever display of Anno’s work in the UK, and is now captured in this virtual exhibition.
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A: 'A' for Anpan (Red bean bun) from 'The A-I-U-E-O Book' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
O: 'O' for O-men (Masks) from 'The A-I-U-E-O Books'(Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Illustration from Fushigi na e (lit.'Mysterious Pictures') (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Ladle Tadpole (Otama) from 'Fantasy Workshop Picture Book' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Pages 6&7 from 'Anno's Journey' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Pages 20&21 from 'Anno's Journey' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Scene 12 from 'The Tale of Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Scene 7 from 'The Tale of Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
The Exiling of the Ministers of State (Daijin ruzai) from 'The Tale of Heike Picture Book' (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
The Pilgrimage to Chikubu Island from 'The Tale of Heike Picture Book'(Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Fireflies (Hotaru) from ‘Children of the Past’ (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Memories of Tsuwano (Tsuwano no kioku) (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum)
Gion Festival (Gion matsuri) from ‘In and Around The Capital’
(Courtesy of Mori no naka no ie, Anno Mitsumasa Art Museum, Wakuden)
Hōrin-ji, Arashiyama (Arashiyama hōrin-ji) from ‘In and Around The Capital’ (Courtesy of Mori no naka no ie, Anno Mitsumasa Art Museum, Wakuden)
Trafalgar Square (Torafarugā-hiroba) from ‘Anno’s Britain’ (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
Windsor Castle (Uinzā-jō) from ‘Anno’s Britain’ (Courtesy of Anno Art Museum, Tsuwano)
