. . . . . "illustrator, manga artist"@en . . . . . "Katsuji Matsumoto(\u677E\u672C\u304B\u3064\u3062, 1904 \u2013 1986) was a Japanese illustrator and sh\u014Djo manga artist. Matsumoto's 16-page The Mysterious Clover (1934) is recognized as a pioneering work in the field of manga, but he is best known for his sh\u014Djo manga Kurukuru Kurumi-chan, serialized from 1938 to 1940, and again from 1949 to 1954. His illustrations were popular from the 1930s through the 1950s, and he contributed illustrations to numerous popular girls' novels by some of the period's most famous authors, including Yasunari Kawabata and Nobuko Yoshiya. He was also a prolific illustrator of children's books and created merchandise for babies, small children, and girls. The Gallery Katsuji Matsumoto in Tokyo is managed by his surviving children."@en . "The Mysterious Clover"@en . . "Katsuji Matsumoto(\u677E\u672C\u304B\u3064\u3062, 1904 \u2013 1986) was a Japanese illustrator and sh\u014Djo manga artist. Matsumoto's 16-page The Mysterious Clover (1934) is recognized as a pioneering work in the field of manga, but he is best known for his sh\u014Djo manga Kurukuru Kurumi-chan, serialized from 1938 to 1940, and again from 1949 to 1954."@en . . . "Katsuji Matsumoto in an undated photograph"@en . . . . . "1904-07-25"^^ . "1904-07-25"^^ . "illustrator, comics creator, designer"@en . "Japanese"@en . . . . . "1986-05-13"^^ . . . . "Katsuji Matsumoto"@en . . . . "\u677E\u672C\u304B\u3064\u3062"@en . "Matsumoto, Katsuji"@en . . "Kurukuru Kurumi-chan"@en . "Katsuji Matsumoto"@en . . "1986-05-13"^^ . .