Jun'ichi Nakahara
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BornFebruary 16, 1913
DiedApril 19, 1983 (aged 70)
KnownforGraphic design, illustration, fashion design
Jun'ichi Nakahara | |
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中原淳一 | |
Nakahara, circa 1949 | |
| Born | February 16, 1913 |
| Died | April 19, 1983 (aged 70) |
| Known for | Graphic design, illustration, fashion design |
Jun'ichi Nakahara (中原淳一, Nakahara Jun'ichi; February 16, 1913 – April 19, 1983) was a Japanese graphic artist and fashion designer born in Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture. He was also a French doll maker. He became famous as an illustrator in the 1920s when his work appeared in the magazine Shojo No Tomo.[1] According to the scholar Nozomi Masuda, Nakahara "greatly developed the eyes of shojo manga characters".[2]