Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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In 1975, graphic artist Tadanori Yokoo produced hundreds of pen and ink drawings for Genka ("Illusory Flowers"), a historical novel by Harumi Setouchi that recounts the struggles of Tomiko Hino, the wife of shogun Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1435-1490). The fanciful illustrations, which do not appear to directly reflect the content of the story, were published along with the novel in a long series of installments in the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper.

Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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Genka illustration by Tadanori Yokoo --
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This is just a small sample of the work. For 350+ more, see hiroyasu-tangerine (16 pages): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

[Via: @ColinPeters, @jaypea_aitken, @assemblyman_eph, The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus]