Ryohei Yanagihara Artworks

A collection of works that surveys the activities of Ryohei Yanagihara, the creator of the national character "Uncle Tris."
Ryohei Yanagihara is known as the creator of Uncle Torys, the Suntory Whisky advertising character that first appeared in the 1950s and is still beloved today. As an illustrator and graphic designer, he worked on various advertisements, magazine illustrations, book covers, picture books, and was also active in manga, animation, and writing. He was also known as a big fan of ships, and as a "ship painter" he produced many papercuts, watercolors, and oil paintings and held exhibitions around the country. This book is a collection of Yanagihara's works that provides a comprehensive view of his diverse creative activities, 10 years after his death.