✳︎ Book Title: Monthly Ningyo (Dolls) ✳︎ Publication Date: April 1960 ✳︎ Publisher: Japanese Doll Artists Association ✳︎ Size: A4 ✳︎ Number of Pages: 72p ✳︎ Pages are yellowed 《Contents》 Feature: 12th Contemporary Doll Art Exhibition Selected Works Exhibition 《Gravure》 ■ Spring Doll Exhibition Feature With the arrival of spring, exhibitions were held in various places, competing in splendor. We visited each one. 12th Contemporary Doll Art Exhibition 4th Yomonkai Exhibition 2nd Hakuhokai Exhibition 3rd Amagatsukai Exhibition ◉ Gravure ・Cover ① German Doll by Käthe Kruse (Collection of Saburo Moriya) ② Koi (Love) from the Kazuko Kagoshima Paper Doll Exhibition ③ Musubite (Tied to the Grass) from the same exhibition ④ Ranto (Orchid Lamp) by Yumeji Takehisa 《Text》 ● In Pursuit of the Beauty of Dolls The Art of Yumeji Takehisa (Part 3) by Genju Yamaguchi A must-read article focusing on the women and works of the poetic artist Yumeji. ・ Kimono Series: The Story of Hakama ● Knowledge Fountain "The Story of Tools" (Headwear) ・ Kabuki Series: "Honcho Nijushi Ko" 《Research Room》 ■ Masterpiece "How Zicho (Auspicious Bird) Was Made" by Koyo Hirata ◆ Research on Doll Poses by Koyuko Yamaguchi Life's Bookmark: A treasure chest filled with knowledge for life. ▶︎ How-to Feature ● Momotaro Kokeshi The ever-popular Momotaro doll that anyone can enjoy making, by Takehiko Soyama. ● Animal Plush Toy "Crocodile" by Takao Horii Make cute and heartwarming animal plush toys under the guidance of Takao Horii. ・ Anonymous Roundtable Discussion: "Regarding the Contemporary Doll Art Exhibition" ・ Dirty Dolls by Haruko Takayama ・ Reader's Page ・ Agency Department News ・ Colophon ・ Contents This is a rare special issue of the magazine "Ningyo" (Dolls), published in 1960. Many leading doll artists of the time participated, vividly conveying the state of Japanese crafts in the 1950s. It is a valuable document that tells the history of Japanese traditional art, and is recommended for collectors, critics, and enthusiasts as a valuable reference for understanding the culture of the time. As it was a mail-order book, the number of copies in existence is small, and it rarely appears on the market. ◎ ⤵︎ Search Terms #Teiho Nishizawa #Koyume Okuda #Simon Yotsuya #Saburo Moriya #Sakura Dolls #Monthly Ningyo #Tokubei Yamada #Puppe Kawasaki #Takao Horii #Jiro Hasebe #Yumeji Takehisa #Gengyoku Yamaguchi #Kiyoko Ihara #Doll Artist #Mitsuko Tanaka #Haruko Takayama #Junichi Nakahara #Rune Naito #Traditional Kokeshi #Takehiko Soyama #Local Toys #Yoshitoku #Ayumi Uyama #Ichimatsu Dolls #Free Dolls #Sakura Bisque #Ikininngyo (Living Dolls) #Bunka Ningyo (Culture Dolls) #Celluloid Dolls #Showa Retro #Kihachiro Kawamoto