Daido Moriyama - Passage [Signed] - 1999

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Daido Moriyama Passage [Signed], a 1st edition Japanese softback with dust jacket, 140 pages, published in 1999 by Wides Shuppan, measuring 22.5 by 18.5 cm, 1 of 23 copies, in very good condition.

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Daido Moriyama's photobook "4区 Passage" (Wides Publishing, 1999, part of the Wides Photo Series Vol.1) is a collection of Polaroid photographs taken between 1998 and 1999 in four districts/wards of Tokyo: Nakano-ku, Suginami-ku, Musashino City, and Koganei City.
The work features Moriyama's signature raw, grainy black-and-white snapshots of back alleys, everyday street corners, and ordinary urban scenes. It captures a quiet, melancholic, and almost apocalyptic vision of Tokyo's hidden everyday life, in the lineage of his Provoke-era street photography but with a more poetic and introspective tone.

CONDITION
Spine sunned; otherwise a fine copy

Seller's Story

Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles. Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought. Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market. We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.

Daido Moriyama's photobook "4区 Passage" (Wides Publishing, 1999, part of the Wides Photo Series Vol.1) is a collection of Polaroid photographs taken between 1998 and 1999 in four districts/wards of Tokyo: Nakano-ku, Suginami-ku, Musashino City, and Koganei City.
The work features Moriyama's signature raw, grainy black-and-white snapshots of back alleys, everyday street corners, and ordinary urban scenes. It captures a quiet, melancholic, and almost apocalyptic vision of Tokyo's hidden everyday life, in the lineage of his Provoke-era street photography but with a more poetic and introspective tone.

CONDITION
Spine sunned; otherwise a fine copy

Seller's Story

Totodo is a curated antiquarian bookstore based in Japan, dedicated to art books, photography, exhibition catalogues, artist publications, and rare out-of-print titles. Rather than operating as a volume-driven reseller, we approach bookselling as a form of editorial practice. Each work is carefully selected for its artistic significance, historical context, and lasting relevance, with an emphasis on titles that have shaped visual culture and contemporary thought. Drawing from decades of experience in the Japanese art book ecosystem, as well as relationships with collectors, estates, and specialized distributors, we are able to present material that is both culturally important and increasingly scarce in the international market. We maintain rigorous standards for condition assessment and bibliographic accuracy, and every item is securely packaged for international shipment. Our aim is to provide collectors and institutions with thoughtfully chosen works, professional service, and complete transparency.

Details

Number of books
23
Subject
Photography
Book title
Passage [Signed]
Author/ Illustrator
Daido Moriyama
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1999
Height
22.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
18.5 cm
Language
Japanese
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Wides Shuppan
Binding/ Material
Softback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
140
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Objects sold
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