Takeji Iwamiya
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was a Japan
ese photographer particularly known for his depiction of architecture, gardens, and Japanese crafts.
, Tottori
, the second son of parents running a shop selling traditional confectionery. An uncle of his ran a commercial photography studio, and this triggered the boy's interest in photography; but as a high school student he was keenest on baseball. After graduation from high school he worked Hankyu Department Store
in Umeda
(Osaka
), where he entered the Mitsuwa photography club , led by Bizan Ueda and Nakaji Yasui
. Following success in a photographic contest arranged by Asahi Shinbun
, Iwamiya was invited to join the Tampei Photography Club
and went on to become an assistant of Yasui's. He joined the Nankai Hawks
in 1939 but left after half a year and in 1941 was sent to Manchukuo
as a photographer.
Iwamiya returned to [mainland] Japan before the end of the war, and after the war opened a photofinishing shop serving a US base at Sannomiya
(Kobe
). While recuperating from tuberculosis
in 1954, he photographed a mannequin
factory nearby in Osaka
; these photographs won the gold medal in the second Fuji
Photo Contest, and were exhibited in the Matsushima Gallery in Ginza
(Tokyo
), as Iwamiya's first solo show. He also exhibited in West Germany, and at around this time got to know Ken Domon
, who exerted a great influence on him. In 1955 he set up Iwamiya Photos for commercial photography. Iwamiya's photographs of Sado island
were exhibited at the Osaka Fuji Photo Salon and elsewhere in 1956; these would later appear in book form.
Two of Iwamiya's apprentices went on to be famous photographers in their own right. Seiryū Inoue
joined Iwamiya's studio in 1951 and was encouraged by Iwamiya in his photographic work in Kamagasaki
. Daidō Moriyama
joined Iwamiya's studio in 1959 and was taken under Inoue's wing until Moriyama's departure for Tokyo in 1961.
From 1962, Iwamiya brought out a considerable number of books, mostly depicting Japanese crafts and architecture; several won awards. In 1966 he became a professor of Osaka University of Arts
.
Iwamiya died in Osaka on 26 June 1989.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese photographer particularly known for his depiction of architecture, gardens, and Japanese crafts.
Career
Iwamiya was born on 4 January 1920 in YonagoYonago, Tottori
is a city located in the northwest of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture....
, Tottori
Tottori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region. The capital is the city of Tottori. It is the least populous prefecture in Japan.- History :Before the Meiji Restoration, Tottori encompassed the old provinces of Hōki and Inaba...
, the second son of parents running a shop selling traditional confectionery. An uncle of his ran a commercial photography studio, and this triggered the boy's interest in photography; but as a high school student he was keenest on baseball. After graduation from high school he worked Hankyu Department Store
Hankyu Department Store
is a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.-Stores:*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store **Hankyu Department Store Ings Annex**Hankyu Men's*Kobe*Takarazuka*Kawanishi*Senri*Kitahanada, Sakai*Sanda...
in Umeda
Umeda
Umeda is the main commercial and central business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus .Umeda is a large traffic hub, as well as the principal office and hotel district...
(Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
), where he entered the Mitsuwa photography club , led by Bizan Ueda and Nakaji Yasui
Nakaji Yasui
-Life:Yasui was born in Osaka and became a member of the Naniwa Photography Club in 1920s and also became a member of the Tampei Photography Club in 1930.His photographs cover a wide range from pictorialism to straight photography, including photomontages...
. Following success in a photographic contest arranged by Asahi Shinbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
, Iwamiya was invited to join the Tampei Photography Club
Tampei Photography Club
The was a group based in Osaka from 1930 until 1941 that promoted avant-garde and, toward the end, socially concerned photography.The group was founded around the photographer Bizan Ueda, among photographers who bought their supplies from the Tampei Pharmacy in Shinsaibashi, Osaka...
and went on to become an assistant of Yasui's. He joined the Nankai Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
The are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by the SoftBank Corporation.The team was formerly known as the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osaka's Nankai Electric Railway Co., and its headquarters were...
in 1939 but left after half a year and in 1941 was sent to Manchukuo
Manchukuo
Manchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
as a photographer.
Iwamiya returned to [mainland] Japan before the end of the war, and after the war opened a photofinishing shop serving a US base at Sannomiya
Sannomiya
is a district of Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Today, it is the biggest downtown area in the city.Before the 1920s, Sannomiya was just an edge of the city. The major downtowns were Motomachi and Shinkaichi, which are west of Sannomiya...
(Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
). While recuperating from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
in 1954, he photographed a mannequin
Mannequin
A mannequin is an often articulated doll used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, and others especially to display or fit clothing...
factory nearby in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
; these photographs won the gold medal in the second Fuji
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is a multinational photography and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Fujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of color photographic film, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color paper, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging...
Photo Contest, and were exhibited in the Matsushima Gallery in Ginza
Ginza
is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
(Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
), as Iwamiya's first solo show. He also exhibited in West Germany, and at around this time got to know Ken Domon
Ken Domon
is one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the twentieth century. He is most celebrated as a photojournalist, though he may have been most prolific as a photographer of Buddhist temples and statuary....
, who exerted a great influence on him. In 1955 he set up Iwamiya Photos for commercial photography. Iwamiya's photographs of Sado island
Sado, Niigata
is a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
were exhibited at the Osaka Fuji Photo Salon and elsewhere in 1956; these would later appear in book form.
Two of Iwamiya's apprentices went on to be famous photographers in their own right. Seiryū Inoue
Seiryu Inoue
was a renowned Japanese photographer.Born in 1931 in Tosa, Kōchi Prefecture, Inoue became the first apprentice to Takeji Iwamiya in Osaka in 1951. While continuing to work with Iwamiya in 1954 he started work as temporary cameraman for Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in Osaka.Iwamiya recognized his...
joined Iwamiya's studio in 1951 and was encouraged by Iwamiya in his photographic work in Kamagasaki
Kamagasaki
is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. became the area's official name in May 1966.-Geography:Sections of four different towns — , , , and — are collectively known as Kamagasaki.- Transport :*West Japan Railway Company...
. Daidō Moriyama
Daido Moriyama
is a Japanese photographer noted for his images depicting the breakdown of traditional values in post-war Japan.- Life and career :Born in Ikeda, Osaka, Daidō Moriyama studied photography under Takeji Iwamiya before moving to Tokyo in 1961 to work as an assistant to Eikoh Hosoe...
joined Iwamiya's studio in 1959 and was taken under Inoue's wing until Moriyama's departure for Tokyo in 1961.
From 1962, Iwamiya brought out a considerable number of books, mostly depicting Japanese crafts and architecture; several won awards. In 1966 he became a professor of Osaka University of Arts
Osaka University of Arts
is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964...
.
Iwamiya died in Osaka on 26 June 1989.
Solo exhibitions
- "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Fuji Photo Salon (OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
), Matsushima Gallery ' onMouseout='HidePop("51107")' href="/topics/Tokyo">TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
), 1955. - "Sado" . Fuji Photo Salon (Osaka), Matsushima Gallery (Tokyo), 1956. (Photographs of Sado islandSado, Niigatais a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
) - "Hawai" . TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
(Osaka), Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo), 1960. (Photographs of Hawai'i) - "Katachi" . TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
(Osaka), Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo), 1963. - "Ankōru Watto" . Ginza Nikon SalonNikon Salonis the name given to exhibition spaces and activities run by Nikon in Japan.The Ginza Nikon Salon opened in January 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nippon Kōgaku . This was later augmented by the Shinjuku Nikon Salon and the Osaka Nikon Salon...
(Tokyo), 1964. (Photographs of Angkor WatAngkor WatAngkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
) - "Kyūtei no niwa" . SogoSogoSogo Co., Ltd. is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta, Medan, Bandung & Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore,...
(KobeKobe, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
), 1968. - "Expo '70 Iwamiya Takeji shashin-ten" . HanshinHanshin Department Storeis a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.- Stores :Umeda Head Store*13-13, Umeda Itchome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan*Access*At Ebista Nishinomiya in 1-26, Tanakacho, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan...
(Osaka), 1970. - "Foto irasutorēshon arufoto" . Imahashi Garō , Art Gallery U (Tokyo), 1970.
- [Title unknown]. Honolulu, 1970.
- "Sumi to sue to watakushi to" . Pentax Gallery (Tokyo), 1974.
- "Butsuzō no imēji" . TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
(KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
), SogoSogoSogo Co., Ltd. is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta, Medan, Bandung & Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore,...
(HiroshimaHiroshimais the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
) 1976. - "Mita, totta" . Naniwa Photopia Gallery , 1974.
- "Mita, totta" . Nikon SalonNikon Salonis the name given to exhibition spaces and activities run by Nikon in Japan.The Ginza Nikon Salon opened in January 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nippon Kōgaku . This was later augmented by the Shinjuku Nikon Salon and the Osaka Nikon Salon...
(Tokyo and Osaka), 1975. (Photographs of Spain and Portugal) - . Imai Gallery (Osaka), 1975.
- "Hyōkai" . Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka), 1975. (Oil paintings)
- "Iwamiya Takeji shashin-ten" . Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo), 1976.
- "Butsuzō no imēji" . TakashimayaTakashimayais a large Japanese department store chain.Founded in 1829 in Kyoto by Iida Shinkichi as a retailer of used clothing and cotton cloth, the store now has outlets throughout Japan and also in Taipei, Paris and Singapore....
(KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
), SogoSogoSogo Co., Ltd. is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta, Medan, Bandung & Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore,...
(HiroshimaHiroshimais the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
) 1976. - "Sumi to watakushi to" . Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka), 1977.
- "Kyō no katachi" . Asahi Kaikan (Kyoto), 1976.
- "Iwamiya Takeji shashin-ten" . Asahi Kaikan (Kyoto and TokushimaTokushima, Tokushimais the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 263,372, with 114,325 households, and a population density of 1,377.25 persons per km². Its total area is 191.23 km²....
), 1976. - "Serigurafī to Tapistorī" . Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka), 1977.
- "Shirukusukurīn ni yoru 'mado'" . Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka and TottoriTottori, Tottoriis the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km²....
), 1977. - "Works from 30 years". Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo and Osaka), Wakita Gallery (Nagoya), Tokushima Arts Foundation for CultureTokushima Arts Foundation for CultureThe Tokushima Arts Foundation for Culture（徳島県郷土文化会館） is a multi-purpose cultural facility found in the Aiba-cho district in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture...
(Tokushima), DaimaruDaimaruis a Japanese department stores chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing...
(Tottori), Imai Gallery (YonagoYonago, Tottoriis a city located in the northwest of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture....
), 1977. - "Sumi to serigurafi" . Iida Garō Bekkan (. Tokyo), 1977.
- "Serigurafu-ten" . Mingei Garō ' onMouseout='HidePop("1557")' href="/topics/Kurayoshi,_Tottori">KurayoshiKurayoshi, Tottoriis a city located in the central part of Tottori, Japan.As of November 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 50,360 and a density of 185.05 persons per km², making it the third largest city in Tottori. The total area is 272.15 km²....
), Imai Gallery (Yonago), 1978. - "Nepāru no katachi" . Fuji Photo Salon (Osaka), Shinjuku Minolta Photo Space (Tokyo), Kathmandu, 1979.
- "Indo ni okeru butsuzō, shinzō, megamizō" . Ban Garow , 1980.
- "Mucho Sol: Taiyō ga ippai" . Canon Salon (Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya), 1980.
- "Suiboku-ga to insatsu inku" . Nakamura Garō , 1981.
- "Sobyō" . Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka), 1981.
- "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Shinjuku Olympus Gallery (Tokyo), Naniwa Photopia Gallery , 1981.
- "Iwamiya Takeji no me: 35-nen no kiseki-ten" . Minolta Photo Space (Osaka), 1981.
- "Butsuzō no imēji" Nagase Photo Salon (Tokyo), 1981.
- "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Professional Space, 1982.
- "Fotorama no tabi: Indo, Nepāru" . Fuji Photo Salon (Osaka), 1982.
- "Yōroppa no hikari to kage" . Minolta Photo Space (Tokyo), 1982.
- "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Olympus Gallery (Tokyo), 1982.
- "Kioku: Yōroppa kikō" . Minolta Photo Space (Tokyo, Osaka and FukuokaFukuokaFukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
), 1982–83. - "Butsuzō no imēji" Osaka, 1982.
- "Sho, __ sobyō" . Shinjuku Olympus Gallery (Tokyo), 1982.
- "Mitsu no mezotto ni yoru onna shirīzu" . Chaya Garō (. Osaka), 1984.
- "Ankōru" . Ginza Wako Hall (Tokyo), Keihan Gallery of Arts and Science (Osaka), 1987.
- "Abstraction". Kodak Photo Salon (Tokyo and Osaka), 1987.
- "The Image of the Buddha". Bijutsu Gyararī Itami ' onMouseout='HidePop("34411")' href="/topics/Itami,_Hyogo">ItamiItami, Hyogois a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city had an estimated population of 194,488 and a population density of 7,790 persons per km². The total area is 24.97 km².The center of Itami became a wealthy town by the middle of Sengoku period...
), 1987. - "Portrait". Pentax Forum (Tokyo and Osaka), 1989.
- "Ima ni ikiru" . Navio Art Museum (HankyuHankyu Department Storeis a Japanese department store chain owned by , a subsidiary of H2O Retailing Corporation.-Stores:*Umeda, Osaka - Main Store **Hankyu Department Store Ings Annex**Hankyu Men's*Kobe*Takarazuka*Kawanishi*Senri*Kitahanada, Sakai*Sanda...
, Osaka), 1989. - "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Yonago City Museum of ArtYonago City Museum of Artis a municipal art gallery in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture that opened in 1983.The gallery has a permanent collection of paintings and photographs; the latter is particularly strong for the photographers Teikō Shiotani and Shōji Ueda. It also hosts special exhibitions.The museum is at Nakamachi 12,...
(Yonago), 1990. - "Yomigaeru Borobudūru" . Nikon SalonNikon Salonis the name given to exhibition spaces and activities run by Nikon in Japan.The Ginza Nikon Salon opened in January 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nippon Kōgaku . This was later augmented by the Shinjuku Nikon Salon and the Osaka Nikon Salon...
(Tokyo and Osaka), 1990. - "Ima ni ikiru" . Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo and Osaka), 1990.
- "Iwamiya Takeji-ten" . Brain Center Gallery , 1996.
- "Iwamiya Takeji sakuhin-ten: Sengo kara 1970 nendai made no sakka katsudō" . JCII Photo Salon (Tokyo), 1996.
- "Iwamiya Takeji: Kekkai no bi" . Photo Art Gallery, Canon Sales Makuhari head office building ' onMouseout='HidePop("15381")' href="/topics/Chiba,_Chiba">ChibaChiba, Chibais the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
), 1996. - "Iwamiya Takeji no shashin sekai 1946–1975: Works from 30 years" . Osaka Contemporary Art CenterOsaka Contemporary Art CenterThe is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Ōsaka Fumin Gyararī . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku from Dōjima to Nakanoshima. In 2000 it moved to Chūō-ku.The Center has a...
(Osaka), 2001. - "Iwamiya Takeji: Ima ni ikiru" . Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami (Itami), 2001.
- "Iwamiya Takeji no shashin sekai / Ima ni ikiru" . Osaka Contemporary Art CenterOsaka Contemporary Art CenterThe is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Ōsaka Fumin Gyararī . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku from Dōjima to Nakanoshima. In 2000 it moved to Chūō-ku.The Center has a...
(Osaka), 2001. - "Takeji Iwamiya: Photo and Drawing Exhibition". Osaka Contemporary Art CenterOsaka Contemporary Art CenterThe is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Ōsaka Fumin Gyararī . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku from Dōjima to Nakanoshima. In 2000 it moved to Chūō-ku.The Center has a...
(Osaka), January–February 2007.
Selection of other exhibitions
- "Tōkyō dai-ikkai demokurāto bijutsuten" . Matsushima Gallery ' onMouseout='HidePop("43208")' href="/topics/Tokyo">TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
), 1952. - Tanpei 8-nin shashinten" . Tokyo, 1952. (Work by eight members of the Tampei Photography ClubTampei Photography ClubThe was a group based in Osaka from 1930 until 1941 that promoted avant-garde and, toward the end, socially concerned photography.The group was founded around the photographer Bizan Ueda, among photographers who bought their supplies from the Tampei Pharmacy in Shinsaibashi, Osaka...
) - "Subjektive Fotografie 2". SaarbrückenSaarbrückenSaarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, 1954–55. - "Iwamiya Takeji Horiuchi Hatsutarō-ten" . Fuji Film Gallery (Tokyo), 1955. Work by Iwamiya and Hatsutarō HoriuchiHatsutaro Horiuchiwas a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
) - "Rokunin-ten / Akiyama Shōtarō, Hayashi Tadahiko, Horiuchi Hatsutarō, Ueda Shōji, Midorikawa Yōichi, Iwamiya Takeji" . Fuji Film Gallery (Tokyo), 1959. (Work by Shōtarō AkiyamaShotaro Akiyamais a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, Tadahiko HayashiTadahiko Hayashiwas a Japanese photographer noted for a wide range of work including documentary and portraiture.-Youth and early career:...
, Hatsutarō HoriuchiHatsutaro Horiuchiwas a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, Shōji UedaShoji UedaUeda was born on 27 March 1913 in Sakai , Tottori. His father was a manufacturer and seller of geta; Shōji was the only child who survived infancy...
, and Yōichi MidorikawaYoichi Midorikawais a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
) - "Sannin-ten / Akiyama Shōtarō, Nakamura Masaya, Iwamiya Takeji" . Pentax Gallery (Tokyo), 1969 and annually thereafter. (Work by Shōtarō AkiyamaShotaro Akiyamais a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, Masaya NakamuraMasaya Nakamura (photographer)Nakamura was born in Yokohama on 29 March 1926. After graduating in 1948 from the precursor of Chiba University, he moved through a series of employers photographing actors and doing still photography for films. He went freelance in 1951 and in 1954 joined with Yūji Hayata in setting up Hayata's...
, and Iwamiya) - "Ei-Q to Demokurāto-ten" . Umeda Kindai Bijutsukan , 1974. (On Ei-QEi-Qwas a renowned Japanese artist who worked in a variety of media, including photography and engraving.Ei-Q, whose early work was done under his real name of Hideo Sugita , was born in Miyazaki-machi , Miyazaki Prefecture on 28 April 1911...
and the "Democrat" group) - "Butsuzō no imēji-ten" . Ginza Wako Hall (Tokyo), Amagasaki Cultural Center (AmagasakiAmagasaki, Hyogois an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.-History:...
), museum of Hongik UniversityHongik UniversityHongik University, usually known as "Hongdae" for short, is a private university in the Mapo-gu district of central Seoul, South Korea with a second campus in Jochiwon, Chungcheongnam-do. Hongik University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs...
(Seoul), 1975. - "Sengo shashin / Saisei to tenkai" / Twelve Photographers in Japan, 1945–55. Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of ArtYamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions....
(Yamaguchi), 1990. - "Ueda Shōji to sono nakama-tachi: 1935–55" . Yonago City Museum of ArtYonago City Museum of Artis a municipal art gallery in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture that opened in 1983.The gallery has a permanent collection of paintings and photographs; the latter is particularly strong for the photographers Teikō Shiotani and Shōji Ueda. It also hosts special exhibitions.The museum is at Nakamachi 12,...
(Yonago), 1992. (Exhibition of works by Shōji UedaShoji UedaUeda was born on 27 March 1913 in Sakai , Tottori. His father was a manufacturer and seller of geta; Shōji was the only child who survived infancy...
and his friends) - "Maeda Tōshirō, Itō Tsugurō, Iwamiya Takeji" (. Osaka Contemporary Art CenterOsaka Contemporary Art CenterThe is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Ōsaka Fumin Gyararī . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku from Dōjima to Nakanoshima. In 2000 it moved to Chūō-ku.The Center has a...
, March–April 2008. An exhibition of Tōshirō Maeda, Tsugurō Itō, and Iwamiya.
Works in permanent collections
Works by Iwamiya are in the permanent collections of the following institutions:- Canon Marketing Japan; 30 works acquired in the 1990s
- Osaka University of ArtsOsaka University of Artsis a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964...
; 735 works acquired in the 1990s - Osaka Contemporary Art CenterOsaka Contemporary Art CenterThe is an art gallery in Osaka, Japan, administered by Osaka Prefecture.The center started in 1974 as Ōsaka Fumin Gyararī . In 1980 its Japanese name was changed to that used today, on the occasion of its move within Kita-ku from Dōjima to Nakanoshima. In 2000 it moved to Chūō-ku.The Center has a...
(Osaka) - Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
; 30 works acquired in the 1990s - Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of ArtYamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions....
(Yamaguchi CityYamaguchi, Yamaguchiis the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...
); 12 works acquired in the 1990s - Yonago City Museum of ArtYonago City Museum of Artis a municipal art gallery in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture that opened in 1983.The gallery has a permanent collection of paintings and photographs; the latter is particularly strong for the photographers Teikō Shiotani and Shōji Ueda. It also hosts special exhibitions.The museum is at Nakamachi 12,...
; 735 works acquired in the 1990s
Books showing Iwamiya's works
- Sadogashima / Sado Island. Kadokawa Shashin Bunko 34. Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, 1956. Black-and-white photographs of Sado islandSado, Niigatais a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
. Captions and text in Japanese only (despite the color photographs and English title on the cover). - Nikkō . Nihon no yashiro . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1962. Photographs of NikkōNikko, Tochigiis a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...
. Text by Ichirō Haryū and Toshio Fukuyama . - Katachi: Nihon no denshō . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1962. Two volumes. Text by Shūji Takashina .
- 1. Ki kami tsuchi
- 2. Ishi kane suji take
- Sado . Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1962. Photographs of Sado islandSado, Niigatais a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
. - Katachi: Japanese Pattern and Design in Wood, Paper, and Clay. New York: Abrams, 1963. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964. Text by Donald Richie.
- Design and Craftsmanship of Japan: Stone, Metal, Fibers and Fabrics, Bamboo. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1963. New York: Abrams, 1965.
- Le Japon des formes: Bois, papier, argile. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha; Fribourg: Office du Livre; Paris: Société Française du Livre, 1963. Text by Atsuko N. Nii and Donald Richie, translation by Edith Combe.
- Forme giapponesi. Milano, Silvana editoriale d'arte, 1963. Text by Atsuko N. Nii and Donald Richie.
- Tōshōgū . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1963. Photographs of Tōshō-gū. Text by Isamu Kurita and Kiyofumi Yajima .
- Japon, beauté des formes: Pierre, métal, fibres, bambou. Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1964.
- Die Schönheit japanischer Formen: Stein, Metall, Textilien, Stroh, Bambus. Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1964.
- Itsukushima . Nihon no yashiro . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1964. Photographs of ItsukushimaItsukushimais an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as , the Shrine Island. The island is one of . Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture...
. Text by Masatake Uwayokote and Toshio Fukuyama. - Nihon no shi Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965.
- Nihon no yashiro . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965.
- Impressions of Japan. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965.
- Kyō / Kyoto in Kyoto. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1965. Photographs of KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. Text by Jirō OsaragiJiro Osaragiwas the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was .-Early life:Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama...
. - Ishi no tera . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1965. Text by Isamu Kurita.
- Yamato no sekibutsu . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1965. Text by Tatsuko HoshinoTatsuko Hoshinowas a Japanese haiku poet active in Shōwa period Japan.-Early life:Hoshino was born in Tokyo, as the daughter of the poet and novelist Takahama Kyoshi. After her marriage, she was encouraged by her father to start writing haiku and soon showed an amazing talent.-Literary career:In 1930 Hoshino...
. - Kekkai no bi: Koto no dezain . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1966. Text by Teiji Itō .
- Ryūkyū . Nihon no kōgei . Tokyo: Tankōsha, 1966. Photographs of the Ryūkyū islandsRyukyu IslandsThe , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
. Text by Seikō Hokama . - Kamera kikō: Ryūkyū no shinwa . Tokyo: Tankōsha, 1966. Photographs of the Ryūkyū islandsRyukyu IslandsThe , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
. Text by Torigoe Kenzaburō . - Tōka no bi: Koto no dezain . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1967. Photographs of lanterns. Text by Teiji Itō.
- The World of the Japanese Garden: From Chinese Origins to Modern Landscape Art. New York: Weatherhill, 1968.
- Kyōto no niwa: Karā . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1968. Photographs of the gardens of Kyoto. Text by Michio Takeyama .
- Kyūtei no niwa . Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha, 1968. Photographs of Japanese palace gardens.
- 1. Sentō Gosho . Photographs of Sentō Imperial PalaceSento Imperial PalaceThe Sentō Imperial Palace or Sentō-gosho is a large garden in Kyoto, Japan, formerly the grounds of a palace for retired emperors...
. Text by Yukio MishimaYukio Mishimawas the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...
and Teiji Itō. - 2. Katsura Rikyū . Photographs of Katsura Detached PalaceKatsura Imperial VillaThe , or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan...
. Text by Yasushi InoueYasushi InoueYasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels...
and Teiji Itō. - 3. Shugakuin Rikyū . Photographs of Shugakuin Detached Palace. Text by Jirō OsaragiJiro Osaragiwas the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was .-Early life:Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama...
and Teiji Itō.
- 1. Sentō Gosho . Photographs of Sentō Imperial Palace
- Arte del objeto japonés / Art of the Japanese Object / Art de l'objet japonais / Kunst des japanischen Gegenstands. Text by Maria Lluïsa Borràs. Barcelona: Ediciones Polígrafa, 1969.
- Nihon Bankokuhaku no kenchiku / The Edifice in Expo 70. Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1970. Photography by Iwamiya, Yasuhiro IshimotoYasuhiro IshimotoIshimoto was born on 14 June 1921 in San Francisco, California, where his parents were farmers. In 1924, the family left the United States and returned to his parents' hometown within present-day Tosa, in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan...
, and Shōzō Kitadai of the buildings of Expo 70 (OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
). - Imperial Gardens of Japan: Sento Gosho, Katsura, Shugaku-in. New York: Weatherhill, 1970. ISBN 0802724361. 1978. ISBN 0834815079, ISBN 0802724361. Text by Teiji Itoh, Yukio MishimaYukio Mishimawas the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...
, Yasushi InoueYasushi InoueYasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels...
, Jiro OsaragiJiro Osaragiwas the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was .-Early life:Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama...
, and Loraine Kuck. - Shinpen Kyūtei no niwa 2 . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 1971.
- Kyōto . Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1971.
- The Japanese Garden: An Approach to Nature. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972. ISBN 0-300-01601-8. Text by Teiji Ito, translation by Donald RichieDonald RichieDonald Richie is an American-born author who has written about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema. Although he considers himself only a writer, Richie has directed many experimental films, the first when he was 17...
. - Kyōto no miryoku. Karā: Rakuchū . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 1972. Photographs of KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. Text by Naokatsu Nakamura . - Nihon no niwa . Tokyo: Chūōkōronsha, 1972. Text by Itō Teiji and Yūsaku Kamekura .
- Nihonkai . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 1972. Photographs of the Japan SeaSea of JapanThe Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
. Text by Tsutomu Minakami. - Nihon no kokoro: Hyakunin isshu . Special Winter 1972 issue of Taiyō . Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1973. Much of the photography, of hyakunin isshuHyakunin Isshuis a traditional anthology style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology. Literally, it translates to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"...
, is by Iwamiya. - The Graphic Design of Yusaku Kamekura. New York: Weatherhill, 1973. Text by Herbert BayerHerbert BayerHerbert Bayer was an Austrian American graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, art director, environmental & interior designer, and architect, who was widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus and was instrumental in the development of the Atlantic Richfield Company's...
, Masaru Katsumi, and Yusaku Kamekura. - Ōsaka . Osaka: Toppan Sēruzu, 1973. Photographs of OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. Text by Takeshi Ōtaka . - Tōrō . Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1973. Photographs of garden lanterns. Text by Masatarō Kawakatsu .
- Shiragi no sekibutsu . Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1974. Photographs, by Iwamiya and , of stone Buddhist statuary of SillaSillaSilla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...
. Text by . - Nihon no teien . Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1974. Photographs of Japanese gardens. Text by Osamu Mori .
- Nihon no senshoku . Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1975. Photographs of Japanese dyed and woven materials. Text by Tomoyuki Yamanobe .
- Butsuzō no imēji: Shashinten . Osaka: Osaka University of Arts, 1975. Catalogue of an exhibition of photographs of Buddhist statuary.
- Iwamiya Takeji shashinshū / Takeji Iwamiya Works from 30 Years. Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kikaku, 1976. A retrospective of Iwamiya's work.
- Kyō no niwa . Tokyo: Kokusai Jōhōsha, 1976. Photographs of the gardens of KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. Text by Kantō Shigemori . - Sado / Sado. Sonorama Shashin Sensho 2. Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1977. Black-and-white photographs of Sado islandSado, Niigatais a city located on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. Since 2004, the city has comprised the entire island, although not all of its total area of 855.26 km2 is urbanized...
. With a short text in English, but the captions are in Japanese only. - Karā Kyūtei no niwa . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 1977. Color photographs of the gardens of Japanese palaces.
- Sentō Gosho . Photographs of Sentō Imperial PalaceSento Imperial PalaceThe Sentō Imperial Palace or Sentō-gosho is a large garden in Kyoto, Japan, formerly the grounds of a palace for retired emperors...
. Text by Yukio MishimaYukio Mishimawas the pen name of , a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor and film director, also remembered for his ritual suicide by seppuku after a failed coup d'état...
and Teiji Itō. - Katsura Rikyū . Photographs of Katsura Detached PalaceKatsura Imperial VillaThe , or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan...
. Text by Yasushi InoueYasushi InoueYasushi Inoue was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels...
and Teiji Itō. - Shugakuin Rikyū . Photographs of Shugakuin Detached Palace. Text by Jirō OsaragiJiro Osaragiwas the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was .-Early life:Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama...
and Teiji Itō.
- Sentō Gosho . Photographs of Sentō Imperial Palace
- The Japanese Garden. 2nd ed. Tokyo: Zokeisha, 1978. ISBN 0870404415. Text by Itō Teiji. Translation of Nihon no niwa.
- Kyō: Iro to katachi . Nihon no Bi . Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1978.
- Nihon no katachi . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 1978. Text by Mitsukuni Yoshida and Yoshio Hayakawa
- Kyōto: Iwamiya Takeji jisenshū . Osaka: Toki Shobō, 1979. Photographs of KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. - Forms, Textures, Images: Traditional Japanese Craftmanship in Everyday Life. New York: Weatherhill, 1979. ISBN 0-8348-1519-2. Text by Mitsukuni Yoshida and Richard L. Gage.
- Mokuzen shingo . Osaka: Iwamiya Takeji Shashin Jimusho, 1980. A collection of writings by Iwamiya.
- Ankōru: Iwamiya Takeji shashinshū . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1984. ISBN 4-00-008022-9. Photographs of Angkor WatAngkor WatAngkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
. Text by Yoshiaki Ishizawa ). - Utsukushii Hyōgo / The Beautiful Hyogo. Hyōgo: Hyōgo Prefecture, 1986. Iwamiya is editor and contributing photographer.
- Radakku mandara: Iwamiya Takeji shashinshū . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1987. ISBN 4-00-008034-2. Color photographs of LadakhLadakhLadakh is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the Republic of India. It lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent...
and its mandalaMandalaMaṇḍala is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". In the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions their sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form of most Hindu and Buddhist mandalas is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point...
s. - Iwamiya Takeji-ten: Ima ni ikiru . Tokyo: PPS Tsūshinsha, 1989. ISBN 4938635275. Exhibition catalogue.
- Ajia no butsuzō: Iwamiya Takeji shashinshū . Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1989. 2 vols. ISBN 4-08-531014-3. Photographs of Asian Buddhist statuary. Text by Takashi Koezuka .
- Sengo shashin / Saisei to tenkai / Twelve Photographers in Japan, 1945–55. Yamaguchi: Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, 1990. Despite the alternative title in English, almost exclusively in Japanese. Photographs by Iwamiya, pp. 115–21; text pp. 205–208.
- Japanese Gardens: Images, Concepts, Symbolism. Tokyo: Hitachi, 1990.
- Borobudūru: Iwamiya Takeji shashinshū . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1990. ISBN 4-00-008050-4. Black-and-white photographs of BorobudurBorobudurBorobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues...
. - Les cimes de l'éveil: Monastères bouddhiques du Ladakh. Paris: Hologramme, 1990. Text by Gilles Béguin.
- Ueda Shōji to sono nakama-tachi: 1935–55 . Yonago, Tottori: Yonago City Museum of Art, 1992. Catalogue of an exhibition held in February–March 1992, with works by Iwamiya on pp.131–42.
- Iwamiya Takeji sakuhin-ten: Sengo kara 1970 nendai made no sakka katsudō . JCII Photo Salon Library 55. Tokyo: JCII Photo Salon, 1995. Catalogue of an exhibition of Iwamiya's works from the end of the war till the 1970s..
- Katachi: Classic Japanese Design. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1999. ISBN 0811825477. Text by Kazuya Takaoka.
- Nihon no katachi / Katachi: Japanese Sacred Geometry. Tokyo: Pie, 1999. ISBN 4894441004. Text by Kazuya Takaoka . 2005. ISBN 4894444623.
- Kyōdo-sakka Iwamiya Takeji-ten zuroku: Shashin de toraeta bi to fūdo . Amagasaki, Hyōgo: Amagasaki Cultural Center, 2001. Exhibition catalogue.
- Ajia e no shiten: Anri Karutie-buresson / Iwamiya Takeji . Osaka: Osaka University of Arts Museum, 2002. Exhibition of photographs of Asia by Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography...
and Iwamiya.
External links
- Site about Iwamiya, 1997.
- Site about Iwamiya hosted by Osaka Contemporary Art Center.
- Iwamiya at Fujifilm Museum.