Michael Kenna: Forms of Japan

Michael Kenna: Forms of Japan

This beautiful book presents a meditative, arresting, and dazzling collection of 240 black-and-white images of Japan, made over almost 30 years by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Kenna. A rocky coast along the sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and waterâ€•these are a few images from this remarkable collection of photographs by Michael Kenna, whose black-and-white work is highly renowned. Forms of Japan, brilliantly designed by Yvonne Meyer-Lohr, is organized into chapters simply titled, â€œSea,â€ â€œLand,â€ â€œTrees,â€ â€œSpirit,â€ and â€œSky.â€ The quietly evocative photographs, often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho, Buson, Issa, and

others, provide a contemplative portrait of a country better known for its energy and industry. Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kennaâ€™s traditional black-and-white silver prints, the photographs in this book include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all corners of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Shikoku.
Country USA
Brand Prestel
Manufacturer Prestel
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 240 duotone
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2015-09-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783791381626

Country	USA
Brand	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	240 duotone
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2015-09-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783791381626

Michael Kenna: Forms of Japan

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