Eiko YamazawaEnkin / Far and Near

Eiko Yamazawa, one of the pioneers of female photography in Japan, studied photography after graduating from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Upon returning to Japan, she opened a photo studio in the Dojima Building in Osaka. After graduation, she primarily focused on commercial and portrait photography but retired from commercial work in 1960.

This book is a collection of photographs taken during the six months she spent in the United States in 1955, featuring abstract works in color photography, a style she had been interested in since that time. A retrospective titled "Eiko Yamazawa: What I Am Doing" was held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum from November 2019 to January 2020.

Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase, 27 x 24 cm. Original edition. The book is in very good condition with its rare serpantines between the pages to protect the beautiful gravure printing. A few pages in colors as well. The slipcase is not in good shape but present and kept the book in very good shape. RARE