THE GREEN MANTLE

Kazuko Hamachi
THE GREEN MANTLE

Photographs: Kazuko Hamachi

Publisher: Mirai Sha

118 pages

Year: 1970

Price: 300 €

Comments: Illustrated hardcover with acetate. Colors photographs. Beautiful design. In very good condition other than some stains inside of the book on aa few pages. RARE

The Green Mantle (1970) is a collection of photographs by Japanese photographer KazukoHamachi. She began her career under the supervision of Eiko Yamazawa, a pioneer of prewarJapanese photography. She then became her collaborator and helped her with her photographs,exhibitions and publications.This book is the first one by Hamachi, it revolves around the motif of the toys and dolls. Thissubject is precious to the photographer, who had a multitude of toys in her house. With thisbook, she wanted to convey the joy and appreciation she had for them, and create a magicworld of imagination and fairy tales.