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For Takei Takeo, who coined the Japanese word for children's illustration and made 139 hand-bound limited books.
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Ilf Toga Museum is an art museum in Chuocho, Okaya, Nagano Prefecture. It exhibits and holds works by Takei Takeo, a children's-picture artist from the city. It opened on April 18, 1998. The name Ilf is the word "furui" (old) read backward, to which Takei Takeo attached the meaning of "new," and is the museum's nickname. Under the Okaya City ordinance, its name is the Japan Museum of Children's Illustration. The museum mainly exhibits Takei Takeo's children's pictures, prints and limited-edition books, and also collects and exhibits other children's pictures.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1998 Highlights / collection：Children's paintings by Takeo Takei, Printed-book works Genre：Contemporary art, Ukiyo-e and prints
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