“Tom Kusa's Poem Dolls” (Gakken DD Craft Series) Complete Works: 28 Actual-Size Patterns Included, with Step-by-Step Photo Instructions, a Doll-Making Textbook, and a Collection of Photographs Product Description ■ Published by Gakken/July 1988 ■ Author: Tom Kusa/Real Name: Isao Hama 87 pages ※ Out-of-print rare book ※ Unused item ※ Includes uncut, actual-size patterns. Complete set of 2 sheets Thank you for viewing. Isao Hama, known as the creator of the cloth doll "White Doll," is a popular artist with a unique style that seeks to get to the root of "the human form." In this book, under the pseudonym "Tom Kusa" (Tom Sawyer), he shares his know-how without reservation, from easy to difficult, on how to make various sizes of cloth dolls, the thinking behind them, and more, covering a collection of fairy-tale-like, fancy, and nostalgic Showa-era works. There are dolls in both Japanese and Western styles, but it seems there are more Western-style ones. In the section on doll-making techniques, the basic construction of each part is carefully explained with detailed sequential photographs. A variety of genres are covered, including soft-looking babies and toddlers, boys, girls, old men, old women, elderly people, French doll-style dolls, and Japanese doll-style dolls. With a distinctive style unique to creative doll artists, this is an invaluable and highly valuable reference book that will be of great help in creating original dolls if you make arrangements. From the Table of Contents: ● Color Photographs of Works Boy in a Baseball Cap Girl with a Red Ribbon Child in a Romper Taking a Break Mother and Child Shoemaker Carefree Traveler Bonjour Doll Seller Cheerful Priest The Emperor's New Clothes Forest Flute Troll Dancing Clown Pierrot in Striped Clothes Balloon Window Tough Guy Outcast Older Sister Girl and Dog Sleeping Child Boy in a Rubashka Various Expressions ● Basic Doll-Making Techniques ● Doll-Making Q&A ★ Condition ★ Unused item. As this is a very old book from 1988, there is some aging due to normal storage. Color photo illustrations are in good condition. Overall, I think you can read it without any problems (please forgive any oversights). ＜Out of Print/Hard to Find Book＞ A valuable book that rarely appears in auctions. For those who understand used books and second-hand items, please take this opportunity. #IsaoHama #Book #Life/Housework