Kishin Shinoyama (篠山紀信) - Naomi Kawashima "Key" (川島なお美「鍵」) ——THE KEY- - 1997

A Kimonu girl that undresses and bathes - an iconic work by Kishin Shinoyama the master of the Japanese nude, who passed away early this year on Jan 4.

Supersized, printed on matte paper, with deeply saturated colours, an exquisite book, as the model states it herself on the cover: My whole self is captured in these photo's. (私の全部がうつっている。)

Comes with cardboard slip case, with OBI on this box.

Limited edition (【限定版】), ISBN4-255-97036-X

Bio's of model and photographer, as included in the book - translated from Japanese by the author

Model: Naomi Kawashima

Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in 1960. Graduated from the Department of English Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University. Since her debut, she has been active in a wide range of fields, including television, film, and stage. She made her film debut in 1984 with "Tabi-shibai Kosinkyoku" and also appeared in the popular "Gokuzuma Series." In recent TV dramas, she has also performed well in "Ie-naki Ko 2," "The Chef," "Iguana no Musume," and "Himawari." In particular, her bold performance as Loin Rinko in "Shitsurakuen," which depicts an intense extramarital affair, drew much attention and created a huge sensation. In this film, Junichiro Tanizaki's erotic literature "Kagi," she also brilliantly plays the married woman Ikuko, who combines both chaste and lascivious qualities, opening up new horizons.

Photographer: Kishin Shinoyama

Born in Tokyo in 1940. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography. Joined advertising production company Light Publicity while still a student, and became freelance in 1968. Received the Japan Photo Critics Association Newcomer Award in 1966. Art Selection Award for "Onnagata Tamasaburo Exhibition" in 1973. Received the Minister of Education's Newcomer Award. Held a solo exhibition "House" at the Japan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1976. Received the Mainichi Art Award in 1980 for "135 Female Friends." His activities have always provided social topics. Recent major photo books include "Water Fruit", "Santa Fe/Rie Miyazawa", "Yukio Mishima's House", "Namaiki", "The Workplace of the Definitive Writer", "ERI ISHIDA 1979+NOW", "Mythical Girl Chiaki Kuriyama", "Human Relationships", "Okinawa of Girls: Light", and "Guy".