"The King of the Tengu awoke and rose to his full height," page 15 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

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"The King of the Tengu awoke and rose to his full height," page 15 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

Artist Fuku Akino (Japanese, 1908-2001)

Author Betty Jean Lifton (American, 1926-2010)

Date1965

MediumWatercolor and wash on paper

DimensionsImage: 26.2 × 18.2 cm (10 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.4 × 19.8 cm (10 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

ClassificationsDrawing

Credit LineGift of Atheneum Publishers

Object number1986.0152.011

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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Modern Art for an Old Tale: Fuku Akino's Illustrations for "The Dwarf Pine Tree"

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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

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

...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

He pictured his princess as she lay in her room, also waiting for someone to rescue her, page 25 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

He pictured his princess as she lay in her room, also waiting for someone to rescue her, page 25 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

Fuku Akino

1965

"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

"One night not too long after that, there was a terrible storm..." page 10 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

"One night not too long after that, there was a terrible storm..." page 10 from The Dwarf Pine Tree

Fuku Akino

1965

"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

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

"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

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

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

Fuku Akino

1965

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

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