Signed; Tatsuo Kondo (近藤龍夫) - Kohoku (湖北) - 1977

Description:
Kohoku (湖北) is a Japanese photography book by photographer Tatsuo Kondo (近藤龍夫), published by Nippon Camera-sha in 1977.
The book is devoted to the Kohoku region around northern Lake Biwa, presenting Kondo’s atmospheric black-and-white photography of the landscape, people, and everyday life of the area.
Kondo was closely associated with photographer Hiroshi Hamaya, and his photography is noted for its subdued, distinctly Japanese atmosphere, often emphasizing cloudy weather, shadow, rural landscapes, and quiet scenes of daily life. The photographs in Kohoku are considered closely related in spirit to the documentary tradition represented by Hamaya’s work. MADE IN WONDER / メイド・イン・ワンダー
This copy bears a brush-written signature by Tatsuo Kondo on an interior page, making it particularly interesting for collectors of postwar Japanese photography and signed Japanese photobooks.
The volume is presented as a hardcover book with its original slipcase.

Details:
Title: Kohoku
Japanese title: 写真集 湖北
Photographer: Tatsuo Kondo (近藤龍夫)
Publisher: Nippon Camera-sha / 日本カメラ社
Year: 1977
Publication date: 15 June 1977
Format: Hardcover with original slipcase
Signed: Yes, brush-written signature on an interior page
Language: Japanese
Size: approx. 22 × 31 cm
Country: Japan
Bibliographic records list the book as a 1977 publication by Nippon Camera-sha, approximately 31 cm in height. 公証人連合会
Condition
Condition:
Pre-owned vintage photobook with original slipcase.
The slipcase shows considerable signs of age and storage, including foxing, staining, discoloration, rubbing, scratches, dents, and edge and corner wear.
The book itself also shows age-related foxing and staining, particularly on the endpapers and some introductory pages.
A brush-written signature by Tatsuo Kondo is present on an interior page.
Please refer carefully to the photos, which form part of the description, for the exact condition of the slipcase, binding, interior pages, and signature.


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