From the original illustration collection "Picture books before they became picture books"
Ryoji Arai's postcard
We will deliver it with original stamps.

A collection of original illustrations by Ryoji Arai"Picture books before they became picture books"This is how the original "original art postcard" was born.The limited edition 5-disc set includes:Each card is filled with nostalgic darkness and light,A story seems to be emerging.

FRAGILE BOOKS does not have a store, so we cannot deliver the books to you directly.In order to deliver Arai Ryoji's world as it is, we have prepared "original art stamps."The item will be delivered in a see-through glassine envelope with an original stamp affixed to it. You cannot choose the design of the stamp, but it will include the original artwork that did not make it into a postcard. We hope that you will enjoy it as a little surprise when it is mailed.

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Fragile Exhibition
Ryoji Arai Original Illustrations Exhibition | Picture books before they became picture books

Period: November 5th to November 30th, 2022
place:Fragile Expo｜Online Exhibition Room

This month's Fragile Exhibition is an exhibition of original illustrations by picture book author Arai Ryoji."Picture books before they became picture books"The 23 original illustrations drawn for this project are filled with the premonition of a picture book being born, and are filled with nostalgic darkness and light, as if Arai's own memories and those of "someone he has never met" are mixed together.Custom Framewill also be sold.

"I wanted to draw each picture one by one and make a book out of those pictures alone. Also, unlike picture books, I didn't have a clear beginning and end, and I didn't just collect all the original drawings I'd done so far. I wanted to draw pictures that could be turned into a picture book later." (From an interview at the end of "Picture Book Before It Became a Picture Book" by Ryoji Arai)