Early reference item on MATISSE in Japanese, 184 pp including 120 black and white illustrations and 48 tipped in colour plates. Includes a wonderful b/w photograph as frontispiece of Matisse in front of a model drawing in his studio. Essay in Japanese ONLY. Bound in white boards with a card slipcase...
In 1925, the author of the title, Riichiro Kawashima, became a member of the Kokugakai Club which helped to introduce renowned western painters to Japan by organizing special exhibits every year. The artists shown included: Matisse, Bonnard, Rodin, Bourdelle, Bernard Leach, Rouault, Monet, Renoir, Chagall, Picasso, and Cezanne. These exhibitions not only helped members train themselves, but also contributed to influencing other artists in Japan, who until then had very little chance to see Western paintings.