Sengu: The Reconstruction of the Ise Shrine: Holy Japan photographed by Miyazawa Masaaki

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J.K. Mauro Pierconti Masaaki Miyazawa

Sengu

The Reconstruction of the Ise Shrine: Holy Japan photographed by Miyazawa Masaaki

J.K. Mauro Pierconti, Masaaki Miyazawa

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Mondadori Electa
01 December 2018

Photography & photographs; Religious buildings; Shintoism

This volume is a unique and comprehensive collection of photographs that capture all the ceremonies that mark the ritual restoration of the sanctuary every 20 years and lasts over a period of 8 years. Architecture and religion come together in this never-before-published record of the millennial Japanese culture.

By: J.K. Mauro Pierconti, Masaaki Miyazawa
Imprint: Mondadori Electa
Country of Publication: Italy
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 250mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9788891805324
ISBN 10: 8891805327
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

J.K. Mauro Pierconti (Waseda University, Tokyo) is an historian of architecture. His more recent research, some of which are still in progress, focus on traditional Japanese architecture and the work of important architects, including Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, Fujimori Terunobu, Shirai Seiichi, Carlo Scarpa, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Otto Wagner. Masaaki Miyazawa is a photographer and winner of the International Center of Photography Award in 1985. His numerous publications and exhibitions make him one of the best-known representatives of Japanese photography.