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[Shueisha Inc.] Shueisha Manga Art Heritage exhibits art prints by Kyoko Okazaki and Jakuchu Ito at Kyoto Amplitude ​
Shueisha Inc. Press Release: October 17, 2025 Shueisha Manga Art Heritage exhibits art prints by Kyoko Okazaki and Jakuchu Ito at Kyoto Amplitude Held from Thursday, November 13th to Thursday, December 18th, 2025, in conjunction with ACK (Art Collaboration Kyoto) 2025. Shueisha Manga Art Heritage will be exhibiting and selling collotype prints by Kyoko Okazaki and woodblock prints by Jakuchu Ito in an exhibition titled “and flowers.” Image
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Kyoko Okazaki “pink/ “Yumi-chan 2” (2025, edition 50, collotype print on washi paper) Kyoko Okazaki (1963-) is one of the artists who has greatly expanded the scope of manga. For example, in the afterword to “pink,” written in 1989, Okazaki writes: “This is a story about the adventures and daily life of a girl (like Zelda Fitzgerald?) who was born and raised in the boring city of Tokyo and ended up “normally” broken. She explores love and capitalism. ” Tokyo, Zelda Fitzgerald, love, capitalism… Just like going to see a Jean-Luc Godard film or going to a live music venue to hear a new rock band, we went to buy Kyoko Okazaki’s manga and read it as a new experience. In 1996, a traffic accident left Okazaki unable to continue writing. This print was produced by Shueisha Manga Art Heritage with Okazaki’s permission.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-92134e5c619276a9793ad218cfd87bbc-1209×1706.jpg Kyoko Okazaki “pink/ “Yumi-chan 1” (2025, ed. 50, collotype print on Japanese paper)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-a9eb2f51390ea2326c26c6c914d5db40-1280×903.jpg Kyoko Okazaki “I’m Your Toy” (2025, ed. 50, collotype print on Japanese paper)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-192f4dd889f9dfc1e6b4c5ff9fe5af32-1280×1045.jpg Kyoko Okazaki “Days of the Fleeting Moon” (2025, ed. 50, collotype print on Japanese paper) This artwork features four illustrations selected from “pink” (Magazine House, 1989), “I’m Your Toy”
(Shodensha, 1995), and “Utakata no Hibi” (Takarajimasha, 2003). The illustrations were printed at the Benrido Collotype Studio (Kyoto) using handmade Echizen washi paper produced by Iwano Heizaburo Factory (Fukui). Collotype printing is a unique printing technique that uses glass plates to express color shading through gradations rather than halftone dots. From the rough strokes of a pencil to the delicate lines of a pen, the artwork has been faithfully reproduced. These works will be exhibited alongside Ito Jakuchu’s “Flowers.” Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-6f7f0a8f8fcdcf081c4b6d3b71096ddb-1280×1280.jpg Ito Jakuchu, “Floral Scene/Sunflowers” (Woodblock Print) Ito Jakuchu (1716? – 1800) was an eccentric painter active during the Edo period. He is known for his “Screen of Trees, Flowers, Birds, and Animals,” painted using the “square drawing” technique, and his ultra-detailed “Flock of Chickens.” “Floral plants” is a general term for plants cultivated for ornamental purposes. The “Floral Ceiling Painting” was painted as a ceiling painting in the Kannon Hall of Sekihoji Temple in Fukakusa, Kyoto, where Jakuchu lived in his later years, and is now housed at Shingyoji Temple. A variety of flowers are depicted within a circle measuring approximately 33 centimeters.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-8ead389c8cb5f7bffb50822087f545e0-1280×1280.jpg Ito Jakuchu “Flowers / Hualien” (woodblock print)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-19f431aa465e619408fc0c8aa3bf3057-1280×1280.jpg Ito Jakuchu “Flowers / Small iris” (woodblock print) This painting, painted by Jakuchu when he was over 80 years old, was compiled in the Meiji era by Geisodo as a colored woodblock print, “Jakuchu Gafu.” This woodblock was used to create the work, which employs traditional ukiyo-e techniques. At the request of Shueisha Manga Art Heritage, the background color for this exhibit has been printed in vibrant gold. Furthermore, noting that the circular shape is similar in size to an LP record, the work has been mounted on a matte board crafted from original Kyoto karakami paper, inspired by grid-patterned drawings. Kyoko Okazaki was born and raised in a barbershop in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, during the postwar period of rapid economic growth. Jakuchu Ito was born and raised in a vegetable wholesaler in Nishiki-koji, Kyoto, during the mid-Edo period. Monochrome girls breathing in a square frame, and colorful flowers wriggling in a round frame. These works, spanning 200 years, are vastly different in content and style. Enjoy the something that slowly emerges from between them.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-769470a92276c02c9b8f150ea7f622d0-1280×853.jpg Kyoko Okazaki “pink/ “Yumi-chan 2” (collotype print on Japanese paper) section
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/783/11454-783-bfd3f8cb3342360faf17addccf657e54-1280×853.jpg Ito Jakuchu “Flowers / Small iris” (woodblock print) part Kyoko Okazaki x Jakuchu Ito “and flowers” Exhibition Dates: Thursday, November 13, 2025 – Thursday, December 18, 2025 Venue: Kyoto Amplitude (https://amp-kyoto.co.jp/) Address: 208-2 Morinoki-cho, Horikawa Higashiiru, Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City Opening Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM *11/13 (Thurs) – 11/14 (Fri) 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM *11/15 (Sat) – 11/16 (Sun) 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Access: 2 minutes walk from Nijo-jo-mae Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway, 7 minutes walk from Karasuma-Oike Station. Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays (open on the 15th and 16th) *For inquiries about the exhibition and sales, please support Shueisha Manga Art Heritage using the form below. https://help.mangaart.jp/hc/ja/requests/new Okazaki Kyoko December 13, 1963 – Birthplace: Tokyo Debuted in the June 1983 issue of Manga Burikko. Her works include “Virgin” (1985, Byakuya Shobo), “Boyfriend is Better” (1986, Hakusensha), “pink” (1989, Magazine House), “Tokyo Girls Bravo” (1993, JICC Publishing Bureau), “River’s Edge” (1994, Takarajimasha), “I’m Your Toy” (1995, Shodensha), “Helter Skelter” (2003, Shodensha), and “Utakata no Hibi” (Days of the Fleeting Fall) (2003, Takarajimasha). For “Helter Skelter,” she won the Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Grand Prize in the Manga Division of the 8th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 1996, she was involved in a traffic accident that caused her to suspend her activities as a writer. In 2012, the film “Helter Skelter” (directed by Mika Ninagawa) was released. In 2015, her solo exhibition “Girls’ Life on the Battlefield” was held at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Tokyo. Ito Jakuchu 1716-1800 Birthplace: present-day Kyoto Prefecture Jakuchu was born in 1716 as the eldest son of a vegetable wholesaler (distributor of fresh produce such as vegetables) in Nishiki-koji, Kyoto. While working in the family business, he studied painting, producing meticulous depictions, unique compositions, and unique compositions. He is known for his realistic yet hyper-realistic “Flock of Chickens.” He is also known for his “Screen with Trees, Flowers, Birds, and Animals,” painted using a grid-like technique that resembles digital bit art. “Flowers and Ceiling” is a ceiling painting that Jakuchu painted after he was over 80 years old. During the Meiji period, Unsodo compiled a collection of colored woodblock prints titled “Jakuchu Gafu.” Copyright ©
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