{"product_id":"birds-2-masao-yamamoto","title":"Birds 2 — Masao Yamamoto","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBirds 2 — Masao Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirds 2 is a portfolio of six loose collotype prints, published by Benrido in Kyoto in 2025. It is not a bound photobook: the sheets are supplied unbound, housed in a protective case, each one intended to be handled, viewed, or framed independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portfolio continues a selection Masao Yamamoto began with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/birds-masao-yamamoto\"\u003eBirds\u003c\/a\u003e in 2020, again made jointly with Benrido. The six images reproduce the tonal character of Yamamoto's sepia-toned originals through collotype, a printing process built on a gelatin-based plate rather than a conventional halftone screen. This allows for fine gradation across the photographic image — a quality collotype has historically been used for in the reproduction and preservation of cultural and photographic material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the original photographic print editions of the selected images are no longer available. That circumstance concerns those original prints specifically; it does not apply to this portfolio, which is published as an open edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach sheet measures 254 × 203 mm, held within a case of 258 × 206 × 8 mm. The set includes an English-language leaflet describing the collotype process, its characteristics, and its use by Benrido. Text throughout is presented in Japanese and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrders are dispatched from Germany with tracked shipping. For related work, see the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/masao-yamamoto\"\u003eMasao Yamamoto\u003c\/a\u003e collection, or browse further \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/benrido\"\u003eBenrido\u003c\/a\u003e collotype editions and the wider selection of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-photobooks\"\u003eJapanese photobooks\u003c\/a\u003e at Lokator100.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benrido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54938111213914,"sku":"BIRDS2-YAMAMOTO-BENRIDO","price":107.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/birds-2-masao-yamamoto-front-cover.jpg?v=1791554487","url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/products\/birds-2-masao-yamamoto","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}