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Image Not Available for Once upon a time, in a great forest of Japan..., pages 2 and 3 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Once upon a time, in a great forest of Japan..., pages 2 and 3 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Image Not Available for Once upon a time, in a great forest of Japan..., pages 2 and 3 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

Once upon a time, in a great forest of Japan..., pages 2 and 3 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

Artist Fuku Akino (Japanese, 1908-2001)
Author Betty Jean Lifton (American, 1926-2010)
Date1965
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 25.6 × 35.7 cm (10 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.4 × 39.5 cm (10 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Atheneum Publishers
Object number1986.0152.004
Exhibition History- Modern Art for an Old Tale: Fuku Akino's Illustrations for "The Dwarf Pine Tree", 03/06/2024-07/31/2024, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery
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Image Not Available for "Slowly the princess opened her eyes, and her gaze fell on the little pine." Illustration for pages 34 and 35 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
"Slowly the princess opened her eyes, and her gaze fell on the little pine." Illustration for pages 34 and 35 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for "You have lived such a noble life that you can join the good tree spirits who play happily like children on my mountaintop."; pages 38 and 39 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
"You have lived such a noble life that you can join the good tree spirits who play happily like children on my mountaintop."; pages 38 and 39 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for Trial illustration for pages 6 and 7 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Trial illustration for pages 6 and 7 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for Trial illustration for pages 10 and 11 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Trial illustration for pages 10 and 11 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for Trial illustration for pages 10 and 11 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Trial illustration for pages 10 and 11 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for There was much commotion as the Tengu flew about.., pages 18 and 19 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
There was much commotion as the Tengu flew about.., pages 18 and 19 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for "Inside the carriage sat a lovely princess." Illustration for pages 6 and 7 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
"Inside the carriage sat a lovely princess." Illustration for pages 6 and 7 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for Trial illustration for pages 34 and 35 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Trial illustration for pages 34 and 35 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for "Don't be afraid, my dear dwarf tree," the princess murmured from her bed., page 37 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
"Don't be afraid, my dear dwarf tree," the princess murmured from her bed., page 37 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for In that basket the little pine was astonished to see other pine trees... page 8 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
In that basket the little pine was astonished to see other pine trees... page 8 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for ...his huge body shrunk until it just fit at the foot of the little pine, page 13 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
...his huge body shrunk until it just fit at the foot of the little pine, page 13 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965
Image Not Available for Every full moon after that the little pine and his princess were together., page 40 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Every full moon after that the little pine and his princess were together., page 40 from The Dwarf Pine Tree
Fuku Akino
1965