A beautiful and intimate photobook by Issei Suda, one of Japan’s most poetic and influential post-war photographers. Published in 2000 as the second volume in the respected Wides Shuppan Photo Series, Akai Hana gathers black-and-white images that Suda shot mainly in the 1970s — before and around the time of his acclaimed debut Fūshi Kaden (1978, Asahi Sonorama). The title “Scarlet Bloom” or “Red Flower” evokes the quiet, transient beauty found in everyday Japanese life: street scenes, festivals, back alleys, ordinary people, children, and fleeting moments captured with Suda’s signature gentle yet sharp-eyed lyricism. CONDITION The upper edge of the front panel of the dust jacket shows light creasing; the page edges are slightly toned. Overall fine.