Ran Akiyoshi, a legendary painter whose name continues to be cherished today, received praise from Tatsuhiko Shibusawa.

This long-awaited fantasy art collection captures the extraordinary fantasies and erotic utopias he created solely for himself!

A4-sized, hardcover edition, this definitive collection encompasses the diverse range of fantasy paintings Akiyoshi has created!

Table of Contents

I: Woman of Fantasy

II: Fantasy Landscapes

III: Erotic Fantasy

IV: Surrealistic Dreams

V: Fantasy in pencil drawing

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Ran Akiyoshi's fantastical landscapes, which fully showcase his charm, feature vast backdrops reminiscent of ancient times, with mysterious, imaginative structures towering above and occasionally featuring humorous, non-human creatures.

Akiyoshi continued to construct these unique fantasies with precision and intensity, assimilating influences ranging from Western classical paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel to Surrealism.

The fantasies that Akiyoshi cultivated are sure to still thrive in the minds of his ardent admirers.

--Toshiki Soma

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*This book is bilingual in Japanese and English.

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Ran Akiyoshi

His real name was Terukuni Akiyoshi. He was born in 1922 in Seoul, under the former Japanese Empire. After the war, he created covers and illustrations for numerous adult magazines. At the same time, he devoted himself to creating unique fantasy paintings, which Tatsuhiko Shibusawa praised as "single-mindedly weaving his own dreams." Despite demand, he never sold a single one of his paintings. He died in 1981. The following year, he held his first solo exhibition as a posthumous exhibition at Aoki Gallery in Ginza.

A4 size, 80 pages, 4,200yen (consumption tax not included)

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2025.08