Japanese Photography from the pre-War Period.
BOEDER, (Titus).
Maggs Catalogue 1413. Limited edition of 450 copies. Illustrated throughout. 8vo. Decorated boards. 160pp. London, Maggs, 2007
This catalogue provides a comprehensive introduction to Japanese artistic photography from the pre-War period until 1945. 135 titles are illustrated and fully described together with important background information. Separate chapters deal with Pictorial (geijutsu shashin), Modernist (shinko shashin), Avant-garde (zokei shashin), Advertising (kokoku shashin), as well as Propaganda photography.
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