Kamera no Tabi: Nara

Kamera no Tabi: Nara Yoshikawa Hayao, author Genkosha Showa 15 [1940] Single volume 17.6 x 12.7cm bound Western style, opens Japanese style. Tan paper wrappers with small color papers embedded. Printed title in metallic ink on brown square background on the cover; printed title in silver ink on green background on the binding. Free end papers and title page on textured paper. Publisher seal tipped into colophon page. Author Yoshikawa Hayao (1890-1959) wrote numerous books on the topic of cameras and photography for both the beginner and advanced photographer. Book design is likely by Onchi Koshiro (1891-1955), with his distinctive look of incorporating (truncated) large dots into the case cover. The accomplishments of Onchi Koshiro throughout the first half of the 20th century begin with his eminence as a printmaker. He was an innovator who domesticated the ideals of abstraction and "creative printmaking" in Japan when still in art school. From his early years, working with Takehisa Yumeji among others, he began a long career as a printmaker, book designer and book illustrator. From the very beginning of his life in the arts he was the center and focus of the Creative Print Movement Sosaku Hanga, surrounding himself with fellow artists who took inspiration from his dedication to the cause of self-expression. His works are held in institutions internationally. 264pp of reproduced photos, line illustrations and Japanese text throughout on the subject of photography in the city of Nara. Housed in a decorated case 18.5 x 13.5cm. Dirt staining and tears to case; foxing to book binding. $125.00. (Inventory #: 91069)