Kako Satoshi: Yokohama Exhibition Celebrates Picture Book Master

A Japanese edition of Daruma-chan to Tengu-chan (Little Daruma and Little Tengu) (1967) (© Nippon.com)

Items related to the Little Daruma series on display; the poster at the back was drawn by Kako for the first exhibition of his works at the museum in 2008. (© Nippon.com)

The final artwork for a scene in Little Daruma and Little Tengu. (© Kako Research Institute)

Initial sketches for the scene above. (© Kako Research Institute)

Artwork from Little Daruma and Little Tengu. (© Nippon.com)

Kako Satoshi as a young man. His writing beside the photograph describes how the studio where he had it taken displayed it in their window for months as a sample. He jokes that this was the first and last time he would allow such a thing to happen. (© Kako Research Institute)

Picture cards from My Mother (1953). (© Nippon.com)

Original art from Thief School (1973). (© Kako Research Institute)

A Japanese edition of Karasu no pan’ya san (Mr. Crow’s Bakery) (1973). (© Kaiseisha)

Science picture books by Kako Satoshi. (© Nippon.com)

Kako’s daughter Suzuki Mari. (© Nippon.com)

A poster calling for peace hand-drawn by Kako Satoshi around 1952. (© Nippon.com)

Cards for visitors to take away with words from Kako Satoshi. (© Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature)

The Little Daruma figure that greets visitors at the entrance is signed by Kako Satoshi. (© Nippon.com)