{"product_id":"signedkeiichi-inamine-seinen-phantom-lotus","title":"[Signed]Keiichi Inamine - SEINEN Phantom Lotus","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease year: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e80 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e11.9 x 8.7 x 0.39 in (30.3 x 22.3 x 1 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eKomiyama Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eLimited First Edition of 300 Copies, Signed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeiichi Inamine is one of the key figures in Japanese gay photography and queer art, with a practice that dates back to the 1980s. Working under the name Kochi-Shun, he was involved in different parts of Japan’s underground gay scene. He was part of Mann House, known for producing Japanese gay videos, and helped establish Creators in Tokyo in 1983, a company that published nude photobooks. In 1994, he founded Kochi Photography Studio and continued to develop his own photographic work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInamine published several books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoon Day: Men Going to Meet God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1994) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePortraits of a Moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1996). He was also a close friend of Japanese artist Sadao Hasegawa (1945–1999), whose work has become an important reference in contemporary Japanese queer culture. In 1996, Inamine published Hasegawa’s now highly collectible book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParadise Visions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter more than 20 years without a new book, Inamine returns with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSEINEN Phantom Lotus (幻花青年)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a collection of previously unpublished photographs exploring the Japanese male physique. Young men emerge softly from hazy, dreamlike settings, appearing alongside delicate flowers. The images move between the physical and the ethereal, reflecting Inamine’s long-standing interest in the male figure and his own ideas of beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross his earlier work, Inamine approached the male figure in different ways, from carefully composed portraits featuring dramatic lighting and traditional Japanese motifs to images capturing movement and fleeting moments. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEINEN Phantom Lotus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e continues this exploration through a softer, more dreamlike atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEINEN Phantom Lotus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the return of a photographer whose work has been part of Japanese gay culture and queer visual history for more than four decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"10 BOOKS 10 COLORS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71946598547478,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/4095\/3366\/files\/seinen04.jpg?v=1792727582","url":"https:\/\/10books10colors.com\/products\/signedkeiichi-inamine-seinen-phantom-lotus","provider":"10 BOOKS 10 COLORS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}