Illustrations acquired from the elusive dealer Rabbithutch on Yahoo! Auctions via an intermediary, these caught my eye some time ago. After speaking with Rabbithutch, they claim that these were from an estate and a collection/portfolio.

Each piece is either graphite on paper or gouache on paper. While the focus tends to be on Clarisse de Cagliostro, many works are original and are gifts to friends. All scanned at 600 DPI, presented as found with minimal editing to preserve their original look.

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The byline on the back of one drawing is as follows:

"Happy Birthday! Sei-san♡ I drew a girl with big eyes. I don't like the color of Konakami's, but please give it to me. Please always stay healthy and young from MAMI. 1986.2.21"

ハッピーバースデー! 世さん♡ ひさびさにでかい目の女の子を描きました。 こなかみのもの色が少し気に入らないけど、 どうぞもらって下さい。いつでも元気で若いきさんでいて下さい from MAMIでした。 1986.2.21

Additional context:

Additional information from another drawing is as follows:

"I accidentally drew it... It was supposed to be Clarise, but... I'm sorry it's lame."

"うっくか描いてしまったあ･･･
ワラリスなのですが一応････ へたでごめんね"

Its not known the gender of the illustrator or if they were a part of any doujin circles under any particular pseudonyms. By the information given, Miyabi Mami is a pen-name while Rabbithutch noted that their real name was Masami Imaeda. There is currently no additional information on the web, however, these works are in good hands now and I've framed them all in a museum standard portfolio.

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