File:Matsumoto Pokuchan.jpg

A panel from Katsuji Matsumoto's 1931 manga, Poku-chan to ekaki no shenshe (ポクちゃんとエカキのシエンシエ, "Poku-chan and the Artist", published in the girls' magazine Shōjo Gahō (少女画報, "Girls' Illustrated"). Note the Art Deco influence.

The uploader, Matt Thorn, scanned the image from a copy of the original in the collection of the International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture. The copyright belongs to the estate of Katsuji Matsumoto, with whose permission this file has been uploaded.

Fair-use rationale for Katsuji Matsumoto[edit]

Though copyrighted, the image Matsumoto Pokuchan.jpg is considered fair use because:

• The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article subject
• It is a low resolution copy of the original
• It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell their property in any way
• Copies cannot be made to manufacture illegal copies
• The image is displayed in various publications and websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
• No free or public domain images have been located for this item.
• Michie Utsuhara, daughter of Katsuji Matsumoto and a co-proprietor of the Katsuji Matsumoto estate, specifically gave the uploader, Matt Thorn, permission to use the image in Wikipedia articles. This can be verified by Ms. Utsuhara, who is President of Mastumoto Katsuji Art Promotion, Inc. The telephone/fax number is +81-3-3707-3503, and the address is 4-14-18 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-0094, Japan. She can be reached by e-mail at info@katsudi.com

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