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Nishinomiya Yosaku

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Second son of Hasegawa Takejiro and Komiya Yasu. He went to Tokyo Fifth High School and upon graduation in 1914, he joined his father in business. Nishinomiya Yosaku trained under his father and took over the family publishing business after his passing in 1938. But by 1936, only Nishinomiya’s name appeared on copyright stamps on their prints. During Nishinomiya’s tenure, the stable of artists working with the publishing company grew to include names such as Shoda Koho, Yoshimoto Gesso, Kobayashi Eijiro, Ito Yuhan, Ohara Koson, Ōide Tōkō and Kawanabe Gyosui (one of the few female artists of the shin-hanga movement). He worked out of the studio at 17 Kami Negishi-cho in Shitaya-ku, Tokyo, which the family owned since 1911 until present day.

2. The Tongue Cut Sparrow
2. The Tongue Cut Sparrow

David Thompson, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku

3. Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
3. Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

David Thompson, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku

4. The Old Man Who Made The Dead Trees Blossom
4. The Old Man Who Made The Dead Trees Blossom

David Thompson, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku

10. The Matsuyama Mirror
10. The Matsuyama Mirror

Kate James, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku

13. The Silly Jelly-fish
13. The Silly Jelly-fish

Basil Hall Chamberlain, Kawabata Gyokushō, Nishinomiya Yosaku

15. My Lord Bag-‘O-Rice
15. My Lord Bag-‘O-Rice

Basil Hall Chamberlain, Nishinomiya Yosaku, Suzuki Kason

17. Schippeitaro
17. Schippeitaro

Kate James, Nishinomiya Yosaku, Suzuki Kason

18. The Ogre’s Arm
18. The Ogre’s Arm

Kate James, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku

19. The Ogres of Oyeyama
19. The Ogres of Oyeyama

Kate James, Kobayashi Eitaku, Nishinomiya Yosaku