Yasui Nakaji The Photography of Yasui Nakaji 6 Black and White Collotype Prints Heiwa Paper OK Muse Linter Print size: 20.3 x 25.4cm Portfolio size: 20.6 x 25.8 x 0.8cm Open Edition A collotype portfolio containing six of Yasui Nakaji's signature works. Nakaji Yasui(1903-1942) was one of Japan's most prominent photographers in the first half of the 20th century. He started the "New Photography movement" with his colleagues from the Kansai district. He left an indelible impression on the pre-war golden age of modernist photography with his cutting-edge approach, working in many different styles, from pictorialism to photomontage. Even though he was one of the leading figures in Japanese photography, especially in the larger sphere of the fine arts, few original prints by Yasui exist today. These photographs were originally published in 1942, the year that Yasui died. Considering this is the last book Yasui released when many materials were in short supply because of Japan's war effort, original copies are tough to come by.