• Front cover of “Sasuke” by Masahisa Fukase, hardcover with bold Japanese title and collage of lost-cat notices.
  • Book spine of Masahisa Fukase “Sasuke” with title lettering on gold hardcover, Akaaka Art Publishing (2021).
  • Cat sitting on a person’s lap; opening plate from “Sasuke.”
  • Diptych: a cat reaching toward the ceiling and a close view of the cat, high-contrast black-and-white.
  • Wide landscape with a small kitten peeking from tall grass against a dark tree line.
  • Two photographs: a lizard and detached tail on textured ground, and a cat’s paw approaching a lizard on concrete.
  • Pair of images: kitten standing beside a person’s feet on tatami; stacked bundles of wood with a small cat below.
  • Extreme close-up of a cat’s face spanning two pages, focusing on the eyes and whiskers.
  • Small kitten sleeping on a patterned surface, paws raised beside its face.
  • Soft-focus photograph of a kitten approaching the camera on a dark textured surface.
  • Masahisa Fukase “Sasuke” — close-up of a kitten; black-and-white spread, Akaaka Art Publishing (2021).
  • Masahisa Fukase “Sasuke” — tender moment of adult cat and kitten nuzzling in monochrome, Akaaka Art Publishing (2021).
  • Back cover of “Sasuke” by Masahisa Fukase (Akaaka Art Publishing, 2021), kraft-colored hardcover with a small belly-band corner visible
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Akaaka Art Publishing

SASUKE

SASUKE – Masahisa Fukase

Masahisa Fukase
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A 192-page hardcover collecting Masahisa Fukase’s intimate cat photographs of Sasuke (and Tomoe), Sasuke reveals the artist’s self-projection and technical invention, published by Akaaka Art Publishing in 2021 (Japanese text only).

Hardcover, 18.5 x 26.0 cm, 0.6 kg , 192 pages
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Description

About the Book

Sasuke organizes Masahisa Fukase’s long-running cat pictures into four chapters, presenting 115 images of Sasuke and Tomoe—companions the photographer carried everywhere and used to explore identity, gaze and presence. As with Fukase’s seminal Ravens, these photographs act as a form of self-portraiture, reflecting the artist “in their pupils.” The volume is a 260 × 185 mm hardcover (192 pages) published by Akaaka Art Publishing in 2021; Japanese text only. Includes an essay by Tomo Kosuga of the Masahisa Fukase Archive.

Hardcover, 18.5 x 26.0 cm, 0.6 kg, 192 pages, Japanese
ISBN: 9784865411362

About the Author

Masahisa Fukase (1934–2012) was a Japanese photographer known for his psychologically intense and highly personal work. A graduate of Nihon University, he gained international recognition for Ravens, a series often cited as one of the greatest photobooks of all time. His imagery, often dark and inward-looking, reflects existential themes and personal trauma. Fukase’s career was tragically cut short in 1992 after an accident that left him in a coma until his death in 2012.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: AKAAKA Art Publishing, Inc.
Country of origin: JAPAN
Website: http://www.akaaka.com

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