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Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered)
by Eikoh Hosoe, Shuzo Takiguchi, Toyoichiro Miyoshi
- New
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New/new
- ISBN 10
- 1931788804
- ISBN 13
- 9781931788809
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Aperture, 2005. Hardcover. New/new. Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered) ISBN 1931788804 a narrative series of photographs by Eikoh Hosoe of a dance / drama with Butoh dancer Tasumi Hijikata. The photographs refer to stories of a supernatural being, a weasel-sickle, that haunted the Japanese countryside of Hosoe's childhood. For Hosoe, the story is both mythical and autobiographical. Originally published in 1969 in an edition of 1000, long out of print. This is the first publication since. A delux, signed and numbered edition of 500. A hardcover book designed by Ikko Tanaka in a clamshell box by Taddanori Yohoo. Preface by Shuzo Takiguchi and poem by Toyoichiro Miyoshi, both in Japanese and English. Unpaginated, 41 two-page gatefolds. Book 15" x 12". Clamshell Box 16" x 12 7/8". A stunning production. New. Foreign shippments will require significant extra postage.
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- Bookseller
- 246 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA238
- Title
- Kamaitachi (Signed and numbered)
- Author
- Eikoh Hosoe, Shuzo Takiguchi, Toyoichiro Miyoshi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1931788804
- ISBN 13
- 9781931788809
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Place of Publication
- New York City, Ny
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- TASUMI HIJIKATA & BUTOH, JAPANESE NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, IKKO TANAKA, TADDANORI YOKOO, EIKO HOSOE, PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE 1960'S
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246 Books
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Seattle, Washington
About 246 Books
246 Books specializes in Art, Photography, Artists' Books, Poetry and Art related ephemera and publications.
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