Notebook "Seika Star" with cover and back cover illustrations by Yukiko Tani Sketchbook "Seika Jewel" with cover illustration by Kimiko Itoga Made by Seika Note Co., Ltd. *** Please Read Below *** All pages inside have been used by the original owner. There are no unused pages. Neither book has any writing on the cover, but the notebook "Seika Star" has the original owner's name on the back cover, and there is ink staining. *** End of Required Reading *** Kimiko Itoga was a lyrical artist of the Showa era, active from the 1950s to the 1960s, with illustrations for various girls' magazines and stationery. In the 1950s, pure and refined illustrations of girls, following the lineage of artists like Hiroshi Katsuyama, were popular. However, like other lyrical artists, illustrators, and shojo manga artists of the time, her style gradually evolved to feature large, star-like eyes, as seen in the works of Makoto Takahashi and Miyako Maki. The items for sale feature illustrations from that era. Yukiko Tani debuted in 1958 and was responsible for the cover illustrations of the short story magazines "Niji" and "Sumire" published by the Osaka-based rental book publisher, Kinryu Publishing, and also wrote her own works. She gained experience and debuted in the magazine "Weekly Shojo Friend" published by Kodansha in 1964 with the serial "Suzuran Tenshi" (Lily of the Valley Angel), followed by "Asuko no Niji" (Asuko's Rainbow) in the same magazine, as well as providing numerous picture stories, color frontispieces, and illustrations. From 1968, she also published "Saigo no Stage" (The Final Stage), "Garasu no Hana" (Glass Flower), and "Flamingo no Uta" (Flamingo's Song) in the newly launched "Shojo Comic" by Shogakukan. Meanwhile, in Shogakukan's grade-specific magazines, she serialized ballet manga for approximately 10 years from 1966, including "Akai Hana Shiroi Hana" (Red Flower White Flower), "Hakucho no Hoshi" (Swan Star), "Ballet Hoshi" (Ballet Star), "Hoshi no Hitomi" (Star Eyes), "Sayonara Hoshi" (Goodbye Star), "Futatsu Boshi" (Two Stars), "Kaasan Hoshi" (Mother Star), "Hoshi no Ballerina" (Star Ballerina), "Marimo no Hoshi" (Marimo Star), "Ballerina no Hoshi" (Ballerina's Star), "Mama no Hoshi" (Mom's Star), "Niji no Ballerina" (Rainbow Ballerina), "Amaririsu no Hoshi" (Amaryllis Star), "Noroi no Toe Shoes" (Cursed Toe Shoes), and "Hakucho no Noroi" (Swan's Curse). As mentioned above, all pages have been used, but these items are valuable as a collection of color cover illustrations. For fans of Showa shojo manga, For fans of Kimiko Itoga, For fans of Yukiko Tani, What do you think?