Kanpon by Takei Takeo
From 1935 until his death, Takei Takeo(1894-1983), a leading Japanese artist and pioneer of doga (children's art), privately published and distributed a series of miniature books known as Kanpon Works. Celebrated as “book jewels,” each volume featured a unique printing process and innovative approaches to illustration, typography, binding, and case design. Over nearly fifty years, Takei created 139 such works, a series that became his life's work.
Kanpon / No. 66: Samoiya-den
Takei Takeo / inden by Goto Seikichiro / hand-printed woodblock by Kobayashi Sokichi
武井武雄 後藤清吉郎印伝 小林宗吉木版手摺
昭和41年（1966）
8,000 JPY
Kanpon / No. 109: The Carriage of the King and the Carriage of the Beggar
Takei Takeo / hand-printed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki
武井武雄 小林義昭手摺
昭和51年（1976）
8,000 JPY
Kanpon / No. 105: Chin wamei-sho
Takei Takeo / hand-printed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki
武井武雄 小林義昭手摺
昭和51年（1976）
10,000 JPY
Kanpon / No. 91: The Man Who Makes Rainbows
Takei Takeo / hand-printed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki
武井武雄 小林義昭手摺
昭和48年（1973）
8,000 JPY
Kanpon / No. 19: Story of Moridon
Takei Takeo / dyed by Inagaki Toshijiro
武井武雄 稲垣稔次郎染
昭和26年（1951）
30,000 JPY
Kanpon / No. 113: Osan the Thunder Goddess
Takei Takeo / hand-printed by Kobayashi Yoshiaki
武井武雄 小林義昭手摺
昭和52年（1977）
6,000 JPY
