伊藤幾久造
Kikuzo studied painting at private school run by Shinsui Ito (until 1920).
After winning acclaim for his illustrations that appeared in the boys magazine Shorten Kurabuf turned gradually to illustrations designed for children, drawing illustrations for historical tales soon came to be his forte. During war was active as illustrator of war stories. His illustrations of Kaiketsu Kurozukin (The Wonder Man in Black Hood), a novel written by Hitomi Takagaki, enjoyed considerable popularity among boys.