In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Shikanosuke Yagaki 1897–1966
- Medium
- Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper
- Dimensions
- Support & image: 295 x 233 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased with funds provided by the Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee 2010
- Reference
- P79900
Display caption
Shikanosuke Yagaki was an active member of many of the amateur photography clubs flourishing in Japan in the 1930s, including the Sanwa Bank Photo Club, the Karashishi-kai Photo Group, and the Kyoto Leica Club and his work was widely exhibited. Despite a lack of professional training, Yagaki developed a sophisticated style which combined the influence of European modernism with typical Japanese subjects. His work shows a great understanding of the camera’s potential, playing with movement, perspective, light and shadow.
Gallery label, June 2011
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