This year Daido Moriyama will publish two photo books. One is entitled K, which represents the first character from the Japanese word keikan, meaning scene or scenery. The other book is entitled Pretty Woman, which is a compilation of Moriyama’s street shots on the theme of women.
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Inside the Heart of Japanese Fine Watchmaking, A Visit to the Grand Seiko Manufacture
These refined pieces are made in a Kengo Kuma–designed building, set in a natural environment that inspired their signature dial motifs.
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‘It’s a sincere pleasure when the objects I make are recognised as part of the Mingei circle’
The brass cutlery meticulously shaped by Ruka Kikuchi in his Setouchi studio has earned admirers across Japan and beyond.
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The Tattoos that Marked the Criminals of the Edo Period
Traditional tattoos were strong signifiers; murderers had head tattoos, while theft might result in an arm tattoo.
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‘Mirai-chan’ Face to Face With Childhood
Published in 2011 by the photographer Kotori Kawashima, this book shows the excitement and adventures of a little girl.
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‘Mingei Remains Elusive, Even a Century After Its Emergence’
Sō Sakamoto is a potter working in Onta-yaki, an eighteenth-century ceramic tradition brought to prominence by Mingei founder Sōetsu Yanagi.
