hey! i hope this isn't an annoying question, but i was looking around for keiko takemiya artbooks to buy and i'm REALLY interested in the cherish gallery collection you posted. is only one of them by keiko takemiya? (there are two artbooks under the keiko takemiya jisen fukusei gengashuu title on amazonjp and i'm not sure what to make of it.)
Hello! Not annoying at all. :D “Cherish Gallery” was a looong series of art collections Hakusensha put out, and three of them feature art by Takemiya. It’s super confusing, though, because the numbering is weird.
(I’ll reply to this publicly in case other people are also confused…)
- The first one, published in 1978, is a 豪華版/goukaban/deluxe edition, and has 32 pieces (16 color and 16 b/w) + a poster in a box. This is the one I own and posted pictures of. This one is NOT numbered.
- The second one, published in 1981, is a 軽装版/keisouban/light edition, and has 12 pieces (8 color, 4 b/w) in a box. This one isn’t numbered either, but has a subtitle: “音楽は心の言葉、絵は…“ The box cover art is from “Sensoukyoku”, featuring a boy by a piano and a boy holding a violin.
- The third one, published in 1983, is also a 軽装版/keisouban/light edition, and has 12 pieces (8 color, 4 b/w) in a box. This one IS numbered, and called “2″. Its subtitle is “少年のいる情景“, and the cover is of a girl with orange hair.
The amazon sellers also seem super confused. :/ When I bought it, there was a listing for the “deluxe edition” clearly marked with images and everything. There’s one seller here who’s actually selling the deluxe edition for 4.500 yen, but has it listed under the wrong title. I think your best bet is to read the descriptions by the sellers (check the publication date + number of pieces included) rather than following the titles. Super confusing. Hope you figure it out! It’s gorgeous.
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