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Tanko-shinsha : Traditional Japan, Photogravure & the 1960s



Tanko-shinsha is a Japanese publisher located in Kyoto and Tokyo, that issued, around the 1960s, a collection of excellent, small and not-so-small photobooks with essays, that dealt mostly with traditional Japanese culture : regions, temples, shrines, theater...
Each volume is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs — often over one hundred — admirably reproduced by photogravure, of which the 1950s-60s are, quality-wise, the peak period.
A special mention for a recurring photographer in these pages: Sosei KUZUNISHI, whose shots are superb and the contrasts of which fortunately rendered by the deep blacks of gravure.
A beautiful collection, dear to our heart.


Tanko-shinsha est un éditeur japonais sis à Kyoto et Tokyo, qui nous livra, autour des années 1960, une collection d'excellents livres de photographies et essais, principalement autour de la culture japonaise traditionnelle : régions, temples, sanctuaires, théâtre...
Chaque volume est illustré de nombre photographies en noir et blanc — souvent plus d'une centaine —, reproduites admirablement par héliogravure, dont les années 1950-60 sont qualitativement la meilleure période.
Une mention spéciale pour un photographe récurrent dans ces pages : KUZUNISHI Sosei, dont les clichés sont superbes, et les contrastes desquels avantageusement rendus par les noirs profonds de l'héliogravure d'alors.
Une très belle collection, chère à notre cœur.


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In-folio

IWAMIYA Takeji
Nihon no Katachi
(1978) SIGNED



In-4°


IRIE Taikichi / KUZUNISHI Sosei / ASANO / SATO
Kyoto
(1961)


AKIYAMA Shotaro / FUJIKAWA Kiyoshi
Takarazuka
(1964)


ARAI Ichiro / MAENO Takashi / FUJIKAWA Kiyoshi..
Otsu
(1964)




In-8°


UMESAWA Tadao / KAWAZOE Noboru / SATO Tatsuzo
Katsura Rikyu / The Katsura Imperial Villa
(1961)


NAKAMURA Naokatsu / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kyoto no Miryoku
(2 vol. / 1961)


OKADA Y., &c. / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Nikko
(1961)


HAGA, OTA, TAMAMURA / KUZUNISHI Sosei, KONICHI
Kyo no Zendera
(1961)


TANIGUCHI, YOSHIRO / SATO Tatsuzo
Shugakuinrikyu
(1962)


NAKAMURA Naokatsu / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Yoshino : Kumano-ji no Miryoku
(1962)


NAKAMURA Yasuo / KUZUNISHI Sosei / MAENISHI Yoshio
No to No-men no Sekai
The World of Noh and Noh Masks
(1962)


IMA Toko / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Koto no Amadera / Kyoto's Convents
(1963)


IKEDA Yasaburo / FUJIKAWA Kiyoshi, TOMIYAMA Haruo
Tokyo no 12-sho
(1963)


MIZUO Hiroshi / KUZUNISHI Sosei / YAMANO Sayoshi
Koto no Shogekiga / Old Japanese Paintings
on Room Dividers and Sliding Doors
(1963)


KAMEI Katsuichiro / KAWAZOE Noboru / HASEGAWA Makoto / IRIE Taikichi
Nishi no Kyo : Yakushi-ji
(1963)


KAMEI / TSUKAMOTO / IRIE Taikichi
Nishi no Kyo : Toshodaiji
(1963)


OKABE Itsuko / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Hana no Tera
(1963) INSCRIBED


IINUMA Kazumasa / WAKABAYASHI Tsutai
Shiki no Shinshu
(1963)


HOJO Hideji / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Koto-kobi
(Kyoto / 1964)


KITAGAWA Tadahiko / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kyogen Hyakuban
(1964)


YANAIHARA Isaku / INOUE Hiromichi
Muroji
(1964)


HORIUCHI Tamikazu / HAMABE Kiyoharu
Yamato no Kamibanashi / Yamato Mythology
(1964)


KOYAMA Fujio / SAKAMOTO Manshichi
Tsubo
(Chinese & Japanese Pottery / 1965)


YASUDA Yojuro / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Yamato : Hasedera
(1965)


SATO Akio
Busshi no Keifu / Buddhist Image Makers
(1965)


KURITA Isamu / IWAMIYA Takeji
Ishi no Tera
(1965)


YANAIHARA Isaku / INOUE Hakudo
Jingoji Kozanji
(Kyoto / 1965)


ITO Teiji / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kyoto's Design : Shakkei to Tsuboniwa
Borrowed Sceneries and Enclosed Japanese Gardens
(1965)


OKABE Itsuko / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Zoku Hana no Tera
(1965) INSCRIBED


AKABOSHI Goro / NAKAMARU Heiichiro
Chosen no Yakimono : Richo
Korean Pottery : Joseon / Choson / Li Dynasty
(1965)


GORAI Shigeru / AKAO Yuzuru
Mokujiki no Kyogai : Bishobotoke
MOKUJIKI's Smiling Buddhas
(1966)


IWAMIYA Takeji / HOSHINO Tatsuko
Yamato no Ishibotoke
(1966)


SATO Koji / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Zen no Seikatsu / The Life of Zen
(1966)


NOMA Koshin / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kyoto Rakuchu Dokuhosho
(1967)


SARASHINA Genzo / KAKEGAWA Genichiro
Ainu no Kami-banashi
(Ainu Mythology / 1967)


ITO Teiji / IWAMIYA Takeji
Koto no Design: Tomoshibi no Bi
(Kyoto's Lights & Lanterns / 1967)


IRIE Taikichi / TAEDA Mikihiro / IWAMOTO Yutaka
Kannon no Hyojo
(1968)


HORIUCHI Tamikazu / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kodai Kayo no Tabi
(Old Japanese Ballads / 1968)


KON Toko / KOBAYASHI Kou / GORAI Shigeru
YAMAMOTO Kenzo
Rokuhara Mitsu Ji
(1969)


KON Toko / YAMAMOTO Kenzo
Hieizan Enryaku-ji
(1969)


SAWANO Hisao / KUZUNISHI Sosei
Kyo no Kage
(Kyoto's craftsmen / 1970)


GORAI Shigeru / GOTO Hideo
ENKU's Buddhas
(1972)


YAMADA Munemutsu / INOUE Seiryu
Michi no Kami
(1972)


NAGAI Michiko / MARUMO Shinichi
Kamakura no Miryoku
(1973)


YOSHINAGA Takao / MIMURA Koichi
Bunraku no Miryoku
(1974)


USAMI Eiji / TAEDA Mikihiro
Jomon no Genso / Jomon Pottery
(1974)


OKABE Itsuko / KURU Sachiko
Color Hana no Tera : Kyoto
(1974)



Collections similaires / Similar Collections


ODA Hideo
Egasuri
(1966)


HAMAYA Ryoichi
Tokyo Matsuri / Tokyo Festivals
(1967)


KOIKE Ryuzo / KUBO Yasuo
Tokyo Matsuri
(Festivals / 1972)


TAKADA Hidetoshi
Kyo no Takumi
(Kyoto's Craftmen / 1973)


OKABE Itsuko / KIMURA Keiichi
Kyo no Kawa / Kyoto's Rivers
(1976)


KANAI Takenori
Ishi no Kokoro. Shonara no Ishibotoke
(1980)



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Voir aussi / See also
Japan's Cities
Japan's Regions
Japan's Islands
Japan's People
Japanese Photographers / Photographes japonais
Irie Taikichi / Kuzunishi Sosei
Iwamiya Takeji
Temples, Shrines & Religions
Arts & Crafts in Japan
Theaters of Japan

To inquire about or order a book, contact me !
Pour information ou commander un livre, contactez-moi !


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Voir aussi / See also
Du Japon des villes / Of Japan's Cities
Du Japon des régions / Of Japan's Regions
Du Japon des îles / Of Japan's Isles
Du Japon des gens / Of Japan's People
Japanese Photographers / Photographes japonais
Irie Taikichi / Kuzunishi Sosei
Iwamiya Takeji
Temples, Sanctuaries / Shrines & Religions
Arts & Crafts in Japan
Theaters of Japan

To inquire about or order a book, contact me !
Pour information ou commander un livre, contactez-moi !

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