LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gelatin silver print

Size Notes:

image: 8 ¼ by 12 ¼ in. (21 by 31.1 cm.)

Description:

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Markings:

gelatin silver print, signed and dated in pencil on the reverse, 1964, printed in 1974

Condition:

Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. This print is in generally excellent condition. When closely examined, there are scattered deposits of original retouching and faint silvering along the left edge. The reverse is soiled and there are several abrasions along the edges. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Literature:

Shomei Tomatsu and Tatsuo Fukushima, What Now Japan Through the Eyes of Shomei Tomatsu (Yatsushiro, 1981), p. 85 Shomei Tomatsu and Ryuta Imafuku, Islands of Time (Tokyo,1998), p. 46 Giants of Post War Photography: Tomatsu Shomei (Tokyo, 1999), p. 36 Traces: 50 Years of Tomatsu Shomei's Work (Toyohashi City Art Museum, 2000), p. 63 Leo Rubinfien, Sandra S. Phillips, John W. Dower, Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of The Nation (New Haven and New London, 2004), unpaginated Tokyo Mandala, The World of Shomei Tomatsu (Tokyo City Photography Museum, 2007), p. 50 John Szarkowski and Shoji Yamagishi, New Japanese Photography (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2007), p. 45