{"product_id":"kikuji-kawada-chizu-maquette-edition","title":"Kikuji Kawada Chizu Maquette Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eKawada’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Map \/ Chizu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is the most famous and sought after book in the history of Japanese photography. D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eesigned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the noted graphic designer Kohei Sugiura,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChizu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas seen numerous editions since its original publication \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein August 1965. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en November 2001, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Public Library acquired the rarest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eversion of the book, Kikuji Kawada’s unique, handmade maquette. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe maquette presents a notably different physicality than that of the published edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emany of the pictures are the same but with variant croppings, tonalities, orientations, and a markedly dissimilar configuration with a pair of jacketed volumes—each nearly twice as large in format as the published version—separated by a black-and-white divider. With its pages made of thin, silvery darkroom prints, folded in half and pasted back-to-back, there are no folios to unfurl, only a progression of intense, full-bleed images. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis MACK version is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexquisite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e facsimile of the two-volume maquette, and includes an accompanying bilingual booklet featuring new scholarship by Joshua Chuang and Miyuki Hinton, together with an extended interview with the artist, detailing the evolution of one of the greatest photobooks ever made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e--- ---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Mack Ed., \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails: three books in slipcase, 8 ½ x 12 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leica Store SF Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52849144463725,"sku":"1086307","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/8168\/9749\/files\/L1110066.webp?v=1779426998","url":"https:\/\/leicastoresf.com\/products\/kikuji-kawada-chizu-maquette-edition","provider":"Leica Store San Francisco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}