{"product_id":"kimura-ihei_akita","title":"Akita: Nikon Salon Books 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis photobook compiles \"Akita,\" one of Ihei Kimura's representative post-war works.\u003cbr\u003eIt was published as Volume 4 of Nikon Salon Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1952, Ihei Kimura was deeply drawn to the farming villages around Omagari in Akita Prefecture, which he visited for a photo judging. He subsequently made many return trips to continue his photography. This book features the daily lives of people in snow-covered villages, women and children awaiting men who had left for seasonal work, and scenes of festivals and community activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as a representative series of post-war Japanese photography, \"Akita\" is more than just a record of farming villages. It portrays the lives and dignity of people rooted in their land, and Ihei Kimura himself stated, \"I became a human through photographing Akita.\" The intimacy and natural expressions captured reflect Kimura's profound gaze toward humanity, which he pursued throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is meticulously laid out by Yusaku Kamekura. The end of the book also includes a roundtable discussion with individuals such as Jun Miki, a chronology, and photo explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Akita \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(Nikon Salon Books 4)\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Nikkor Club\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 1978\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 136 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately 300*210*10mm \/ 679g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] AKITA\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Ihei Kimura\/Photography, Jun Miki\/Editorial Cooperation, Nobuo Ina\/Contribution, Yusaku Kamekura\/Layout\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Toppan Printing\/Printing \u0026amp; Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] -\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [3] Fair (Cover: minor damage top\/bottom, scuffs; Body: slight age-related tanning on edges)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIhei Kimura (1901-1974)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Taito Ward, Tokyo. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBegan his career as a photographer in the 1920s. Active in a wide range of fields including photojournalism, street photography, and portraiture, he left a significant mark on the development of Japanese photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1933, he joined Nippon Kobo with Yonosuke Natori and others, promoting photojournalism. After the war, he gained high acclaim for his lively snapshots and portraits taken with a Leica. In the 1950s, he produced his masterpiece \"Akita,\" which captured farming villages in Akita, and in his later years, he published a series of works photographed in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresentative works include \"Akita,\" \"Paris,\" \"Journey to China,\" and \"Photographs for Leica by Leica.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major awards include the Photographic Society of Japan's Distinguished Service Award (posthumous), and the Ihei Kimura Award for Photography was established in his honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis main collections are housed at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, the Yokohama Museum of Art, and the Japan Camera Museum, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKen Domon, Yonosuke Natori, Jun Miki, Yusaku Kamekura, Hiroshi Hamaya, Kazuo Kitai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"きむらいへえ｜木村伊兵衛 \/ KIMURA Ihei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44490081861674,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/9E934B47-B706-474E-9AEE-1567C82691B1.jpg?v=1782143689","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/products\/kimura-ihei_akita","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}