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SONOBE Kiyoshi. Kitagami River (1958)



SONOBE Kiyoshi. Kitakamigawa / Kitagami River. Tokyo : Heibonsha (Sekai Shashin Sakusha Series), Showa 33 (1958). First ed.OUT OF STOCK

Description — In-8° (24,5 x 18 x 1 cm), (52) p., 300 g.
Hardcover, pict. cover w/ flaps, b&w pictures. Foreword by Ihei KIMURA, in Japanese; Afterword by Kiyoshi SONOBE, in English and Japanese.
Cartonnage, couv. rempliée ill., photographies n&b. Préface par KIMURA Ihei, en japonais / Postface par SONOBE Kiyoshi, en anglais et japonais.

État / Condition — VG (small defects; otherwise excellent).
TB (petits défauts, sinon excellent).

Remarques & avis / Review — In 1957, Kiyoshi SONOBE (1921-1996), an important pioneer of Japanese folklore photography, journeys on foot and by bicycle along the Kitagawa river, from source (Iwate) to mouth (Miyagi) — an occasion of great portraits and scenes of village life. Uncommon.

En 1957, SONOBE Kiyoshi (1921-1996), un important pionnier de la photographie folklorique japonaise, parcourt à pied et en vélo, la rivière Kitagawa de source (Iwate) à embouchure (Miyagi) — occasion de superbes portraits et scènes de vie villageoise. Peu courant.

Divers / Misc. — x















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