{"product_id":"shimaoshinzo_mahochan","title":"Maho-chan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Maho-chan\" by Shinzo Shimao is a photobook that meticulously captures the daily lives of his family and friends, primarily focusing on the childhood of his daughter, Maho Shimao. The subjects include Maho-chan herself, her mother Tokuko Ushioda, her grandfather Toshio Shimao, her grandmother Miho, her aunt Maya, and neighborhood children – all the people surrounding the Shimao family. Although it depicts the everyday life of a family of photographers, the scenes are expansive and familiar to everyone, evoking a sense of nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA room in a wooden house in Gotokuji (the former Ozaki Theodora Residence), a sunlit window, a messy room, playing with friends, an expression with cotton candy, getting a haircut in the garden. In a life that could not be called abundant, the child grows up freely, and the adults quietly watch over them. There is a happiness in life itself that cannot be measured by material wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShinzo Shimao's photographs do not rely on excessive staging or sentimentality, but calmly accept the events before his eyes. Through his gaze, ordinary daily life transforms into irreplaceable memories. It is valuable not only as a family photo album but also for capturing the atmosphere of an era and the life in a corner of Tokyo. The sight of a child growing up freely, enveloped by the presence of family. \"Maho-chan\" is a book that captures the domestic scene that everyone yearns for somewhere in their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Maho-chan\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Osiris\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 20, 2004 (2nd printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. \u003cspan\u003e204*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e147*17mm \/ 410g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover (naked binding)\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Maho-chan\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Shinzo Shimao\/Author, \u003cspan\u003eYukimasa Okumura\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dainippon Printing\/Printing and Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN]\u003cspan\u003e4990123921\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Good to Fair (Front\/back cover: minor scuffs, book block: minor tanning on top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] \u003cspan\u003eCover: with Takashi Homma sticker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] \u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShinzo Shimao (1948-)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1948. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eBorn as the eldest son of writer Toshio Shimao and Miho, he spent his boyhood on Amami Oshima island.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1974, he graduated from the Photography Department of Tokyo Zokei University's College of Art and Design. Around 1975, he began working as a photographer, presenting works on themes such as daily life, family, and landscapes from his travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, he married photographer Tokuko Ushioda. In the same year, their eldest daughter Maho Shimao was born. Since then, he has traveled with Ushioda to various parts of Asia, including China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, creating numerous collaborative works that combine photographs and writings documenting the lives of ordinary people and the atmosphere of cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Maho-chan,\" which captures daily family life, \"Seikatsu,\" which focuses on private life, and \"Chugoku Seikatsu,\" which covers various regions of China. Moving between photography and essays, he continued to depict the nuances of people's lives with an unadorned perspective and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, he held a solo exhibition \"Seikatsu 1990-1995\" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Since then, he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. In addition to being a photographer, he is also known as an excellent essayist and is highly regarded as an artist who uniquely updated the private photographic expression in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"しまおしんぞう｜島尾伸三 \/ SHIMAO Shinzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44286028644394,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-9272142.jpg?v=1777251133","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.pro\/en\/products\/shimaoshinzo_mahochan","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}