Kitasono Katue (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Copy #755. Clean, bright, unmarked, and firmly bound with light sunfading to spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Katue, Kitasono (illustrator). Limited Edition. 140 pages. First edition, first printing. His scarce first book from Robert Creeley's press. One of 500 copies printed. Cover drawing by Kitasono Katue. Fine book in wrappers. A beautiful copy!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. First edition. Printed in January 1955 by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca. Cover is worn along edges. Binding glue exposed between covers and first and last pages, but covers remain attached to spine and binding is secure. All pages are clean and unmarked.

Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Paris 2023. 1 Volume/1. -- Comme Neuf -- Broché cousu. Couverture illustrée. Format 23 x 17 cm ( 744 gr ). ------- .320. pages. Nombreuses photos.********************** Présentation éditeur : "" La première monographie en français de l'artiste-poète japonais le plus renommé du XXe siècle en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, actif depuis les années 1920, figure de la poésie visuelle, en lien avec toutes les avant-gardes littéraires et artistiques européennes et américaines, par Jean-François Bory et Jacques Donguy, avec de nombreuses illustrations, contributions et traductions inédites. « Une véritable initiation à l'art poétique de celui qui se voulait un "Homme-Vision". » François Huglo, Sitaudis "" ********************* ref fav-02-06.

First edition. Oblong 12mo. Printed wrappers. Four coloured illustrations. Wrappers somewhat browned and slightly soiled, else a very nice copy of a delightful book. Kitasono was a Japanese poet and painter whom Ezra Pound had introduced to Robert Creeley (he's also mentioned in Pound's 'Guide to Kulchur'). In an interview about his Divers Press, in the late 80s, Creeley cited 'Black Rain' and Charles Olson's 'Mayan Letters' as "the books I remember most vividly). BL and NLS in Copac.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Oblong 12mo. Text in English. A trifle soiled, still easily a fine copy of this beautifully printed little volume, issued by Robert Creeley's Divers Press.

Condition: very good. 16pp. 241 x 172mm. Stapled in printed wraps. Printed b&w. Includes 10 full page illustrations of concrete/ visual poetry by de Vries, Kriwet, Parmiggiani, Gappmayr, Furnival, Adriano Spatola, Belloli, Nannucci, Totino, and Cobbing. Final page is a bibliography and catalogues. Contributions by various poets as part of the introduction, also a breakdown of the numerous contributors in the exhibition including sound poets and book contributions. Condition: covers very good, some spotting and staple rust, but overall a very good copy.

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Kitasono, Katue (illustrator). First Edition. Very slight sunning to spine of dustjacket and previous owner's name neatly written on ffep, otherwise excellent. Contains four coloured illustration by author. A lovely litte book, handset in Menhart type, and printed by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca, April 1954, and published by this important American press. Poem translated by author. Scarce. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Kitasono, Katue (illustrator). First Edition. Very slight sunning to spine of dustjacket and previous owner's name neatly written on ffep, otherwise excellent. Contains four coloured illustration by author. A lovely litte book, handset in Menhart type, and printed by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca, April 1954, and published by this important American press. Poem translated by author. Scarce. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Katue Kitasono (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this scarce volume of poems and drawings by Kitasono Katue. The first edition of this scarce work.A beautiful volume of poetry and drawings by the Japanese poet and photographer Kitasono Katue. Originally written in Japanese, and translated by the author.Kitasono was the best known Japanese poet in Europe during his career, presenting visual poetry through his exhibitions and publications.This work is illustrated with four in-text colourful cubist pieces, including to the title page.Including 'A Shadow', 'A Slander of Being Rotten', 'Dirty Town', 'A Solitary Decoration', and 'Green Sunday'. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, spine. Spine is a little age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book.

4to. (29.7 x 21.7 cm). pp. 42. With 6 illustrations by Onchi Koshiro. Original wrappers. Limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by the author beside his photograph reproduced on the opening page. Kitasono Katue (1902-1978) was one of the most important Japanese Avant Garde poets of the 20th Century. Due to circumstances ranging from language barriers and lack of translators to stereotypes to misfortunes in publication, his work is not widely known outside Japan. Ezra Pound considered him one of the great poets of the century, and the two corresponded and influenced each other for decades. Kitasono was editor-in-chief of the renowned Tokyo avant-garde poetry magazine Vou, which continued, with occasional suspension, until Kitasono's death in June 1978. 'Natsu no Tegami' was designed with surrealist illustrations by Onchi Koshiro (1891-1955), one of the first abstract painters in Japan, and a leader of the Sosaku Hanga (New-style prints) movement. He produced single sheet prints and book designs, as well as being a poet and art theorist. In 1911, under the influence of Takehisa Yumeji, Onchi began to design books and quickly became involved in producing print and poetry magazines. Onchi started to make abstract prints at the beginning of the Taisho- era (1912-26), and continued to experiment, drawing on traditional elements of Japanese colour and decorative sense, combining them with motifs from international modernism. His illustrations for Natsu no Tegami show the influence of European surrealism.

4°. 27 cm. Unpaginiert. Original-Pappband. Original-Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. Japanischsprachige Ausgabe. Mit fünfzeiliger signierter und datierter Widmung von John Solt für Peter Dencker. Ausstellungskatalog zu "Hashimoto Heibachi and Kitasono Katue: Unusual Pair of Brothers, a Sculpture and a Poet", Mie Prefecturial Art Museum, 7 August - 11 October, 2010; Setagaya Art Museum, 23. Oktober - 12. Dezember, 2010. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen in Farbe und Schwarz-Weiß. Schutzumschlag mit leichten Randläsuren, Einband minimal berieben, ansonsten sehr gutes Exemplar. First edition. Janpanese language edition. Original hardcover with original dust jacket. With five line signed and dated dedicated by John Solt for Peter Dencker. Exhibition catalogue for "Hashimoto Heibachi and Kitasono Katue: Unusual Pair of Brothers, a Sculpture and a Poet", Mie Prefecturial Art Museum, 7 August - 11 October, 2010; Setagaya Art Museum, 23 October - 12 December, 2010. With numeropus illustrations in colour and b/w. Dust jacket with slight traces of use, cover slightly rubbed, otherwise fine copy.

Condition: Very good +. Barnstone, Willis, ed, Artes Hispanicas / Hispanic Arts: Volume 1 Number 3 & 4, The Macmillan Company for Indiana University Press, Richmond, 1968. 254 x 216mm. 312pp with some colour illustrations and foldout. Cover by Augusto de Campos. An important survey of concrete poetry featuring Mary Ellen Solt's essay titled 'A World Look at Concrete Poetry' from pp. 7-66. Final section entitled 'English Spanish Word Gloss and Comments' gives short biographies of the poets and translations, as needed, of texts in their illustrated works. Heavy item, extra postage required. Condition: some wear and marks to cover and minor rubbing, slight ding to top right corner which faintly affects the first 125 pages, but overall a fresh clean copy. VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. At one time the most well-known and admired Japanese artist-poet in Europe and America, though regrettably today neglected, this beautifully-produced catalogue documents the so-called plastic poems of Katue Kitasono, Dada-inflected arrangements of objects photographed head-on as though they are haikus, an amazing experimental body of work. Fine hardback in slipcase, with original paper wrappers which are a little rumpled at the edges, otherwise Fine throughout. The book includes an English-language insert with a text on the works by professor John Solt.

Condition: Bon. Tokyo, VOU Club, 2-26 mars 1969, 150x105mm, carte postale imprimée en noir et rouge. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Ichibankan à Ginza.

KITASONO Katue, et al. AMA NO MAYU. Tenmeisha, Showa 21 [1946]. 8vo, 18.4 x 13.0 cm. This slender wrappered pamphlet, containing work by Kitasono, Murano Shiro (1901-75) and Osada Tsuneo (1902-77), was published within months of the end of WWII, when Tokyo still lay in ruins. It is a remarkable testament to the durability of the Japanese artistic spirit. There is not space here to even begin to describe Kitasono's importance to world art and literature. I would refer you to the several works of John Solt, both translations and critical essays, as well as several exhibitions dedicated to Kitasono mounted here and in Europe, as well. Very good condition, complete as issued.

Condition: Bon. Annonce d'exposition aÌ La Galerie Fugetsudo aÌ Shinjuku.Tokyo, VOU Club, 16 juin-15 juillet 1965, 143x90mm, carte imprimée sur papier Canson gris-bleu, La liste des participants :Photo: Motoyuki Itô, Takeshi Koike, Etsushi Kiyohara, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Koichi Sako, Shohachiro Takahashi.Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono.Oeuvres plastiques: Yukio Hasebe, Isao Ito, Katueì Kitasono, Kazuichi Komiya, Toshihiko Shimizu, Setsuko Tsuji.Films 8mm: Katueì Kitasono, Kansuke Yamamoto.Reìf.Hashimoto Heihachi and Kitasono Katue: Unusual Pair of Brothers, a Sculptor and a Poet, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, 2010, p.99, K5-BS-015, ill.

Condition: Bon. Carte d'annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Kinokuniya à Shinjuku. Tokyo, VOU Club, 11-17 mai 1966, carte 89x153mm. Exemplaire sur papier blanc imprimé en grenat. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Participants : Yukio Hasebe, Motoyuki Ito,Katué Kitasono, Takeshi Koike, Kazuichi Komiya, Etsushi Kiyohara, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko Shimizu, Masato Shimizu, Koichi Sako, Akihiro Tsukatani, Shohachiro, Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji.

Condition: Bon. Carte d'annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Kinokuniya à Shinjuku. Tokyo, VOU Club, 11-17 mai 1966, carte 89x153mm. Exemplaire sur papier beige imprimé en grenat. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Participants : Yukio Hasebe, Motoyuki Ito,Katué Kitasono, Takeshi Koike, Kazuichi Komiya, Etsushi Kiyohara, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko Shimizu, Masato Shimizu, Koichi Sako, Akihiro Tsukatani, Shohachiro, Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji.

Condition: Bon. Tokyo, 16-20 décembre 1958, Association des poètes d'Avant-Garde, 143x103mm, 4 pages.Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Dépliant d'annonce de l'exposition des membres de l'Association des poètes d'Avant-Garde à la Galerie Librairie Mimatsu, titre « Exposition Avant-Garde de la photographie et la poésie », la préface, les noms des auteurs des photographies en gras, les noms des auteurs des poèmes en rapport à chaque photographie, et la présentation de la parution du volume 1 de « Acute Angle Black Button ».Réf.Kitasono Katue, Paris, 1978-1902, Bory & Donguy, Les presses du réel, 2023, p. 146-147, illustrée.

Condition: Bon. Tokyo, 1971, 100x145mm. Adressée à Shogo Torii, tampon de la poste daté le 5 juin 71, carte postale imprimée d'une composition géométrique original de Kitasono signé dans la planche.Annonce de la réunion des membres VOU le 15 juin a 18h30 au cafe Karunedoru (Carnet d'or ?) à Ginza. Ajout manuscrit autographe : « Sortie le no.127 VOU / Prière d'assister / Cotisation de janvier en fin juin / Merci de nous faire savoir votre présence ou non ».Réf.Kitasono Katue, Paris, 1978-1902, Bory & Donguy, Les presses du réel, 2023, p.14, ill.

Condition: Bon. Annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Kinokuniya à Shinjuku. Tokyo, VOU Club, du 25 juin au 1er juillet 1970, 55x740mm, plié deux fois pour l'envoi postal, impression en noir recto verso sur papier kraft d'art verni de différentes couleurs. Exemplaire sur papier thé vert clair. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Sarenco, Gyoyu Hasebe, Yoshiro Hano, Motoyuki Ito, Isao Ito, Kitsué Kitasono, Takeshi Koike, Etsushi Kiyohara, Tasuya Kida, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko & Masato Shimizu, Akihiro Tsukatani, Shohachiro Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji, Kansuke Yamamoto.

Condition: Bon. Annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Kinokuniya à Shinjuku. Tokyo, VOU Club, du 25 juin au 1er juillet 1970, 55x740mm, plié deux fois pour l'envoi postal, impression en noir recto verso sur papier kraft d'art verni de différentes couleurs. Exemplaire sur papier orange. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Sarenco, Gyoyu Hasebe, Yoshiro Hano, Motoyuki Ito, Isao Ito, Kitsué Kitasono, Takeshi Koike, Etsushi Kiyohara, Tasuya Kida, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko & Masato Shimizu, Akihiro Tsukatani, Shohachiro Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji, Kansuke Yamamoto.

Condition: Bon. Annonce d'exposition à La Galerie Kinokuniya à Shinjuku. Tokyo, VOU Club, du 25 juin au 1er juillet 1970, 55x740mm, plié deux fois pour l'envoi postal, impression en noir recto verso sur papier kraft d'art verni de différentes couleurs. Exemplaire sur papier mastic. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Sarenco, Gyoyu Hasebe, Yoshiro Hano, Motoyuki Ito, Isao Ito, Kitsué Kitasono, Takeshi Koike, Etsushi Kiyohara, Tasuya Kida, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko & Masato Shimizu, Akihiro Tsukatani, Shohachiro Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji, Kansuke Yamamoto.

Condition: Bon. Tokyo, Presse-Bibliomane, 1965, 185x125mm, reliure en peau, titre frappé or ainsi que le logo à la quatrième de la couverture, une feuille de papier Japon fort pliée en deux formant 4 pages dont la page de titre, un dessin, un poème de Kitasono, justification. Tirage limité à 195 ex. Sixième de la « Collection Bibliomane » dirigé par Kikyo Sasaki. Réf.Kitasono Katue 1902-1978. Jacques Donguy, les presses du réel, 2023, p.274-175, ill. 380.

KITASONO Katue, poet. GARASU NO KUCHIHIGE poeme interieur. Tokyo, Kokubunsha, 1956, #77 of 280cc., White, paper-covered boards in printed dustwrapper. 18.4 x 15.3 cm. Near fine collection of Kitasono's poetry. Excerpts from this "GLASS MOUSTACHE" collection were examined eloquently by John Solt in his work on Kitasono: SHREDDING THE TAPESTRY OF MEANING. Near fine copy, quite unusual.

KITASONO Katue, translator. LES JOUES EN FEU HI NO HOHO. Tokyo, Hakusuisha, 1953, Decorated paper-covered boards in printed slipcase. 19.4 x 14.2 cm. Kitasono's translation of Raymond Radiguet's poetry. Near fine copy, quite unusual.

KITASONO Katue, poet & ONCHI Koshiro, artist. Shishu NATSU NO TEGAMI. Tokyo, Aoi Shobo, Showa 12 [1937] Folio, 30.0 X 22.0 cm, #22 of 200 copies printed. The binding, the typography, the illustrations, all combine as a fluid visual container for Kitasono's brilliant poems. Interesting to compare this work to the other collaboration (done by the same publisher a year later) of Onchi and Kitasono, SABOTEN-TO. On an interesting side note, when Kitasono sent a copy of this book to his friend Ezra Pound, for whom he had obtained a lucrative position for the JAPAN TIMES as Italian correspondent, the latter confessed he could not even begin to read it (his Chinese was poor and his Japanese non-existent). There is not space here to even begin to describe Kitasono's importance to world art and literature. I would refer you to the several works of John Solt, both translations and critical essays, as well as several exhibitions dedicated to Kitasono mounted here and in Europe, as well. Fine condition, complete as issued. I can locate only two institutional holdings, the British Museum and Mount Holyoke College. I have handled a another copy of this work, which had a wraparound case, but research indicates that was not an original case, but was commissioned later, perhaps by the orighinal collector. Complete and lovely.

Condition: Bon. Sans lieu (Tokyo), VOU Club, 1971, 255x720mm, impression en noir recto seul sur papier calque, texte en anglais, plié pour l'envoi.Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono. Il comporte la liste des 14 membres du groupe VOU accompagnée d'une courte biographie et d'un fac-similé de leur signature, ainsi qu'une présentation générale du groupe et de sa revue indiquant l'historique de ses directions esthétiques et de ses influences parmi lesquelles E. Gomringer, P. Garnier, F. Mont, T. Tzara, F-T Marinetti, W. Burroughs, R. Hausmann, K. Schwitters, E. Williams, J-F. Bory, J. Blaine, A. L. Totino, C. Parmiggiani, U. Carrega, Sarenco, E. Miccini, G. Bertini, F. Verdi, L. Pignotti, M. Perfetti, A.Spatola, Kazuhiko Fukuda, Yoshiro Hano, Yukio Hasebe, Isao Ito, Motoyuki Ito, Tatsuya Kida, Katué Kitasono, Etsushi Kiyohara, Katsuhiko Okazaki, Toshihiko Shimizu, Shohachiro Takahashi, Setsuko Tsuji, Akihiro Tsukatani; ces artistes sont tous apparus sous une forme ou une autres au fil des pages de la revue VOU.

Condition: Bon. Catalogue d'exposition, Tokyo, Vou Club, 1965, 300x215mm, 4 p. Conception graphique de Katué Kitasono.Préface de Kazuhiko Egawa, présentation par Tosihiko Shimizu et Katueì Kitazono, reproductions photographiques, liste des uvres avec les noms des auteurs, composition aÌ partir des noms des poètes en idéogramme aux côtés mélangés de façon à créér un espace visuel.