Toshio Saeki- Akai Hako (signed)

Toshio Saeki
Akai Hako (Red box)

Published and distributed by Wailea, 2007
Book size 27.5 x 21 cm
Soft cover
Without obi
Signed and stamped

A collection of works by Japanese painter and illustrator Toshio Saeki (1945-2019), "Akaihako New Edition Toshio Saeki Colored Art Collection (Unopened)." Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, raised in Osaka, he worked as an illustrator in a commercial design studio for several years, but he was uncomfortable with the reality of being overwhelmed by commercial design, so he became a freelance illustrator. Influenced by the works of Tommy Ungerer, whom he admired, his humorous works with erotic and horror motifs were highly appreciated, and when he sent the privately made card works to related parties and artists, Terayama After receiving compliments from Shuji and Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, he was chosen to appear in the popular magazine of the time, Heibon Punch, and in 1972, he was featured on the cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album "Sometime in New York City." the ladder to becoming a star. This is a complete remake of Saeki's third book, a masterpiece published in 1972. The composition is also the same as that of the first edition, by Keisuke Nagatomo.