{"title":"Kusukazu Uraguchi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eUraguchi Kusukazu was a Japanese photographer. Born in 1922 in Shima (Mie administrative center), he ran the family pearl business before devoting himself to photography, which he practiced assiduously as an amateur for over thirty years. His photographs – particularly the work he devoted to his favorite subject, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e, freediving fisherwomen – won him awards and publications in the leading magazines of the day, and led him to frequent various photo-clubs, particularly the Nikakai in Tokyo. He died of pneumonia in 1988, leaving behind two books and a considerable archive, mostly devoted to his native region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shima-no-ama","title":"Shima no Ama","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Shima no Ama by Kusukazu Uraguchi (2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge format hardcover in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages clean, binding firm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, \u003cem\u003eama\u003c\/em\u003e - women divers - have fed the Japanese imagination. These free-divers collect abalone, shellfish and seaweed, the sale of which ensures their financial independence within the household. Kusukazu Uraguchi (1922-1988) has been photographing them in the Shima region, along the Pacific coast of Japan, for over thirty years since the mid-1950s. The fruit of extensive research among nearly 40,000 negatives - almost all of them previously unpublished - this remarkable archive of landscapes, portraits and underwater views tells the story of both the daily life and the special place of the ama community within Japanese society.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kusukazu Uraguchi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57418796138878,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Shima-No-Ama-by-Kusukazu-Uraguchi1.heic?v=1778842480"},{"product_id":"shima-fudoki","title":"Shima Fudoki","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Shima Fudoki by Kusukazu Uraguchi (1978)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium format hardback hardback with cardboard slip case in fine condition. Slip case has sustained general shelf wear to edges and some scuffing. Toning to the book's spine, but otherwise cloth cover boards are well kept; no markings or bumps. Page block shows some foxing, with the first and last pages also showing foxing. Otherwise, there is only some age toning to the extremities of the pages. The edge of back end paper has some small, superficial tears (see final image).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKusukazu Uraguchi to the front end paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e190 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 x 27.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShima Fudoki by Kusukazu Uraguchi chronicles 25 years of the photographer's intimate documentation of his native Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture. Structured in five chapters—topography, trainee ama divers, ama divers, tradition transmission, and O-bon festivals—it features evocative black-and-white images of coastal landscapes, resilient female divers, and cultural rituals, blending documentary depth with poignant preservation. It's hailed as a vital record of vanishing rural heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kusukazu Uraguchi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58176611713406,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Kusukazu-Uraguchi-ShimaFudoki.heic?v=1791466065"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/collections\/kusukazu-uraguchi-1.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}