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"Time and Life (With OBI)" is a photo book by Japanese photographer Osamu Murai (1928-2016). Osamu Murai is one of the leading photographers of post-war Japanese architectural photography, and is also famous for creating photographs of sculptors and artworks. He serialized the cover photo of the doujinshi ``Z'' by Jakucho Setouchi and others, and engaged in architectural photography of Kenzo Tange, Kunio Maekawa, and Seiichi Shirai, and sculpture photography of the world-famous artist Masayuki Nagare, which began after a chance encounter. Furthermore, he has been active in photo shoots for overseas magazines such as LIFE and FORTUNE, and Osamu Murai's name is included in many collections of architecture and sculpture-related works from the 1960s onward after the war. This book is a collection of works published on the occasion of the "Osamu Murai Photo Exhibition" held in Murai's hometown, Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, from September 2016. Contains 98 illustrations in monochrome and color, including representative works and unpublished works, such as snapshots, landscapes, architecture, and sculpture photographs taken at home and abroad from the 1950s to the 2000s. The photo exhibition was held for about a month, and shortly after the exhibition ended, Osamu Murai passed away, leaving behind a message of gratitude for his hometown. Comes with obi.