Yasuo Segawa
(Japan), 1932-2010
Born in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He studied Japanese-style painting from the age of 13 and began oil painting at the age of 17. Segawa’s first picture book, Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Fox’s Wedding), was published in 1960. He received many domestic and international awards, including the inaugural Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) Grand Prize for Fushigi na Takenoko (Taro and the Bamboo Shoot) in 1967, the Japan Picture Book Awards Grand Prize for Boshi (Hats) in 1987, a runner-up finish for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1988, the BIB Golden Apple for Kiyomori in 1989, and the Sankei Juvenile Literature Publishing Culture Award Grand Prize for Emaki Heike Monogatari (The Tale of Heike Picture Scroll, 9 volumes) in 1992. He moved to Kita Karuizawa in 1977, then to Shinshu in 1982. In tandem with creating illustrations for picture books, he continued to paint tableaux throughout his career.
Cover illustration for (Hats)
From (Peek-a-Boo)
From (Peek-a-Boo)
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From (Peek-a-Boo)
From (Japanese Nursery Rhymes on Insects)
From (Two of Us)
From (Two of Us)
From (Someone Is Calling)
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