Japan by Michael Kenna ISBN 13: 9781590050439

Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2003. Third printing. Hardcover. Beautifully printed book that includes 93 tritone plates reproduced 1:1 from the original sepia toned silver gelatin prints. Designed by Hideyuki Taguchi and Chris Pichler. A fine copy in red silk binding and in a very near fine black silk covered chemise. No dust jacket as issued. An exquisite production.

Nazraeli Press, Tucson AZ, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Cloth with a Cloth Slipcase. Signed by the Artist. 108 pages. Hardcover, bound in bright red silk covered boards, presented in a black silk covered board slipcase with plastic closures that resemble bone. Signed by the artist in black on the half title page. There is some scuffing to the black slipcase associated with shelving, but book inside retains a tight, crisp binding, with sharp edges and clean interior free of other markings. Texts in Japanese and English. 96 toned black and white images. Hauntingly poetic and abstract. One of the first printing of 4,000 copies..

Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 1/4000. Large square quarto (13" x 12-1/2"). Unpaginated. (108)pp. With 6 pages of double column text in Japanese and English. Plus 94 tri-tone plates. Original red silk, white and black lettering on front cover, and black lettering on spine. Book housed in an elegant tri-paneled, folding, black silk, blind stamped, portfolio with Japanese style bone closures. Boldly signed on the half-title by Michael Kenna. A fine, as new copy. "Michael Kenna's photographs have long inspired words such as mysterious, elegant, and hauntingly beautiful - adjectives that likewise describe the Japanese landscape. The photographs in Kenna's important monograph, Japan, are the result of an ideal pairing of artist and subject. Kenna has had a large following in Japan ever since his first exhibition there in 1987. His many subsequent exhibitions and publications in Japan have provided him with ample opportunities to visit and photograph. As this project… Read More

Tuscon, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Fine in deep pink silk boards with embossed white and black lettering on cover and spine. No dust jacket as issued because it comes in an Fine stunning black silk folding slipcase embossed with Japanese characters on the cover and white plastic pins which slide through loops attached to the spine to keep the slipcase tightly closed. A simply first-rate production of some of the finest photographic work you are ever likely to see. 108 pp., 96 tri-tone plates. Text in Japanese and English. A classic to be. No int'l shipping due to size.

PERSONALLY SIGNED by Michael Kenna directly on the half title page First Edition/First Printing Limited Edition. Limited to 4,000 copies. Hardcover bound in red silk housed in black silk. Japanese folding slipcase with (Japanese style) clasps, 12 x 13 inches, 108 pages, 96 tri-tone places reproduced 1:1 from original sepia toned silver gelatin prints. Text in Japanese and English by Kotaro Iizawa. Brand New, Very Fine condition, opened only to photograph signature! This is a simply gorgeous autographed limited edition for collectors. Makes an awesome gift!

Nazraeli Press, 2003-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!