Publisher/図譜新社

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"Japanese Tattooing (Acceptable)" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Ichiro Morita. Born in Tokyo in 1939, he began his career as a photographer in earnest in the 1960s, and initially enthusiastically released works related to Asia, such as "Angkor Wat" and "India (Art)". In the late 1960s, he worked with Kenji Kanasaka and others as part of a group called "Unit '69". He also captured history and its changes through the activities of outsiders, from circuses and strip shows to the people of Tokyo's downtown area. This book is composed of text and photographs that were researched and taken over a period of more than six years on the theme of "tattoos," which were seen as more outsider than they are today. This collection of works was created to convey the beauty of tattoos to the world, discarding prejudice against them and taking a pictorial and artistic standpoint. There are now many books on tattoos published, but the fact that such a highly accomplished collection of works was left behind more than 50 years ago is awe-inspiring. Includes English commentary by Donald Richie. Limited edition. (Partly) written in both English and Japanese. (No longer in library collection)