{"product_id":"divertimento-for-a-martyr-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition","title":"Divertimento for a Martyr — Takato Yamamoto (New Black Edition)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDivertimento for a Martyr — 殉教者のためのディヴェルティメント\u003cbr\u003eTakato Yamamoto · 2023 New Black Edition · Signed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e inside the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivertimento for a Martyr\u003c\/em\u003e is Yamamoto's fourth collection of illustrations, first published in 2006 and reissued in this redesigned New Black Edition in 2023, marking the 25th anniversary of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe imagery concerns princely and noble figures surrendering to a world of darkness, corruption, and decay. Elaborate baroque ornamentation frames a recurring subject: momentary pleasure before submission to something unclean. The visual register is dense and ceremonial, consistent with Yamamoto's \u003cstrong\u003eHeisei Decadence\u003c\/strong\u003e style — a refinement of the Ukiyo-e Pop approach that defines his practice. The figures are rendered with a precision that holds aesthetic pleasure and dissolution in deliberate tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is published by \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/collections\/editions-treville\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEditions Treville\u003c\/a\u003e as part of the \u003cstrong\u003ePan-Exotica\u003c\/strong\u003e series. Book design is by Milky Isobe; layout by Harumi Abe and Kanon Myokoin. An English translation is provided by Don Kenny. Production coordination by Mayumi Kubota. Publisher: Kenichi Kawai \/ Editions Treville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhysical Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Black Edition is presented in a \u003cstrong\u003eblack patterned sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e (slipcase) enclosing a \u003cstrong\u003eblue-silver cloth hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e with charcoal-grey endpapers. The object has a quiet material weight — approximately 450 g — consistent with its position in the Pan-Exotica series. Format: hardcover with slipcase, approximately 190 × 253 mm, 80 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBibliographic Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist \/ Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takato Yamamoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook design:\u003c\/strong\u003e Milky Isobe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLayout:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harumi Abe and Kanon Myokoin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Don Kenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduction coordination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mayumi Kubota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kenichi Kawai \/ Editions Treville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pan-Exotica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-4-309-92268-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eC-code:\u003c\/strong\u003e C0071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with slipcase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 190 × 253 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese, with English translation by Don Kenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial release:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023 New Black Edition — 25th anniversary reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/collections\/takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTakato Yamamoto\u003c\/a\u003e was born in 1960. He developed the \u003cstrong\u003eUkiyo-e Pop\u003c\/strong\u003e style and refined it into what he terms \u003cstrong\u003eHeisei Decadence\u003c\/strong\u003e — a mode of illustration that draws on the formal vocabulary of classical Japanese woodblock printing and redirects it toward aesthetic, erotic, and fantastical subject matter. His work spans illustration for literary fiction, book cover art, and advertising. 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