"Umi no komusume (Little girl of the Sea) [Reprint]" Aquirax Uno, Tadanori Yokoo, Yusuke Kaji

Title: Umi no komusume (Little girl of the Sea)  [Reprint] 
Author: Aquirax Uno, Tadanori Yokoo, Yusuke Kaji
Publisher: 888books
Language: Japanese
Size: 21 x 29.7 cm

A children's book from 1962, created through a collaboration between the young Aquirax Uno and Tadanori Yokoo, has been reprinted

This is a reprint of a collaboration picture book published in 1962 by Aquirax Uno and Tadanori Yokoo.
The two young people, who were working at the Nippon Design Center at the same time, planned a picture book. I asked Yusuke Kaji, a senior copywriter at the company, to write the text.
The story of how he met a girl who appeared on a white yacht on the day of a festival in a foreign port town not even on the map begins with Yokoo's illustrations printed in red and black, and as he approaches the center of the book, the illustrations are printed in blue. It overlaps with Uno's illustrations, and eventually ends in Uno's world of blue and black. By layering red and blue cellophane, one of the pictures and letters disappears while the other emerges. Yusuke Kaji's multiple stories are expressed in an experimental design.

This is a reprint of a picture book that was published in 1962 and is now a fantasy.
Comes with red and blue colored cellophane and an explanation sheet.

Yusuke Kaji
Copywriter. Born in Osaka in 1931 (died in 2009). He graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature. After working for Dentsu, he participated in the founding of the Nippon Design Center in 1960. For about 40 years, he worked as a front-line advertising creator, doing copywriting for companies such as Asahi Beer, Nomura Securities, and Toyota Motor Corporation, as well as CI direction for JR Mark following the privatization of Japanese National Railways. He is the chief advisor of Nippon Design Center. He is a member of the Tokyo Copywriters Club, Tokyo Art Directors Club, and Auditor of the Japan Society of Advertising. He also focused on educating the next generation, serving as a judge for the Asahi Advertising Award, a councilor for the Mainichi Advertising Design Award, and a member of the Nikkei Advertising Award judging committee.

Aquirax Uno
Illustrator, art director. He also handles essays, stage design, and curation. Born in Nagoya in 1934. He is a charismatic figure in the Japanese graphic world, creating posters for Shuji Terayama's ``Tenjo Sajiki'' and other works that are nostalgic and gorgeous. He has a wide range of expression, including his realistic portraits and the lively touches he uses in his illustrations for historical novels, and in recent years his girl motifs have become popular. His picture books include "Anoko" (by Yoshitomo Imae) and his collections include "Aquirax Uno Chronicles." In addition to receiving awards in the picture book and illustration fields, he has received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1999, the Order of the Rising Sun with Rosette in 2010, and the Yomiuri Theater Awards Selection Committee Special Award in 2015.

Tadanori Yokoo
Artist. Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1936. Solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1972. He has exhibited internationally at biennales in Paris, Venice, Sao Paulo, and other countries. He has held solo exhibitions at museums in Japan and abroad, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Fondation Cartier Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and the Tokyo National Museum. His works include the novels "Blue Land" (Izumi Kyoka Literary Award), "Leaving Words" (Kodansha Essay Award), and the novel "Genkyo no Mori", among many others. Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art opened in Kobe in 2012, and Teshima Yokookan opened in Kagawa Prefecture in 2013. 2011 Order of the Rising Sun, Asahi Prize, 2015 Prince Takamatsu Memorial World Cultural Award, 2023 Japan Art Academy member, Person of Cultural Merit.