{"product_id":"forms-of-japan-michael-kenna-9783791388267","title":"Forms of Japan: Michael Kenna","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow available in a beautiful new edition, this book presents a meditative, arresting and dazzling collection of 240 black-and-white images of Japan, made over almost 30 years by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Kenna.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rocky coast along the Sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and water--these are a few images from this remarkable collection of photographs by Michael Kenna, whose black-and-white work is highly renowned. \u003ci\u003eForms of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, brilliantly designed by Yvonne Meyer-Lohr, is organized into chapters simply titled, \"Sea,\" \"Land,\" \"Trees,\" \"Spirit,\" and \"Sky.\" The quietly evocative photographs, often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho, Buson, Issa and others, provide a contemplative portrait of a country better-known for its energy and industry. Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kenna's traditional black-and-white silver prints, the photographs in this book include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all corners of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa and Shikoku.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Kenna\u003c\/b\u003e is an English photographer, now based in Seattle, USA, best known for his black-and-white landscapes. More than 60 books and monographs have been published on his photographic work, including \u003ci\u003eBuddha\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolga\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRouge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSt. Joseph's College, Upholland\u003c\/i\u003e (all by Prestel). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvonne Meyer-Lohr\u003c\/b\u003e is a designer and author based in Düsseldorf, Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prestel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678991126802,"sku":"9783791388267","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_410216a9-5347-4cff-af5d-20a3678140ad.jpg?v=1733898900","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forms-of-japan-michael-kenna-9783791388267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}