{"product_id":"nagataisshu_gyotaku","title":"Nagata Isshu, Fish Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of works elevates the fish-printing technique, which fishermen have long used to record their catches, to the level of artistic expression.\u003cbr data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"117\"\u003eFish prints are a technique of recording the shape and texture of fish by applying ink directly to the fish's body and pressing Japanese paper against it. It was a widely used recording method in the days before photography.\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the folk traditions behind these images, while also showcasing the fish's form as if it were a painting, emerging from the varying shades of ink.\u003cbr data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eThe book cover was designed by Akira Uno, who is known as an illustrator and stage designer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Fish Print\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Geibi Publishing Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 15, 1960\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] No page numbers\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approximately 35.8 x 26.3 x 2.0 cm, 0.88 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover, with a transparent resin cover.\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Giyotaku\u003cbr\u003e[Author(s) \/ Editor(s)] Isshu Nagata \/ Author, Masuji Ibuse \/ Text, Yoshio Hiyama \/ Text, Noboru Ogata \/ Title, Akira Uno \u0026amp; Ryuichi Yamashiro \/ Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Gravure Seikosha \/ Printing, Hosono Seibunjo \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN]\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used \u003cb\u003e[\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e] Fair to Below\u003c\/b\u003e Average (Box slightly damaged\/slightly yellowed, cover slightly torn with repair marks, top and bottom edges yellowed with age, spine corners slightly bumped)\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e [Accessories] Box, transparent resin cover\u003cbr\u003e[Published in] None\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIsshu Nagata (1903-1988)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1903.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1923, he entered the Department of Western Painting at Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and studied under Takeji Fujishima.\u003cbr\u003eDuring his time as a student, he participated in the avant-garde theater movement.\u003cbr\u003eHe was also deeply involved in the proletarian art movement. He wrote extensively on overseas photographic trends and photo criticism, and was active in the fields of mountain photography and fishing.\u003cbr\u003eTheir activities span a wide range.\u003cbr\u003eHe died on April 9, 1988, in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e(Source: Japanese Photographer Dictionary, P.232)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ながたいっしゅう｜永田一脩 \/ NAGATA Isshu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43649309868074,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-3345753.jpg?v=1774421651","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/nagataisshu_gyotaku","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}