File:Matsumoto dolls house.jpg

The splash page of Katsuji Matsumoto's "picture story" adaptation of Katherine Mansfield's short story, "The Doll's House," from the September 1955 issue of the Japanese girls' magazine Shōjo kurabu (少女クラブ, "Girls' Club"). The copyright of Matsumoto's original artwork and Japanese adaptation of Mansfield's story belongs to the estate of Katsuji Matsumoto, with whose permission this file has been uploaded.

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Though copyrighted, the image Matsumoto dolls house.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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