Roso Fukuhara
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was a Japanese
photographer noted for a strikingly modern approach to pictorialism.
He was born in Ginza
on 16 January 1892, as , son of , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseidō
) and . His three eldest brothers died young, but another older brother, Shinzō
, would also win great fame as a photographer and the last, Nobuyoshi (信義, b.1897) would win some fame too, under the name .
Fukuhara studied French at Keio University
(Tokyo) from 1911 to 1917. His photographic activities were amateur but rigorous; his photographs employing both shallow focus and rather incongruous juxtapositions to great effect. (Half of a photograph by Fukuhara might be taken up by corrugated metal fencing.)
Fukuhara died on 29 September 1946 in Nagano.
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photographer noted for a strikingly modern approach to pictorialism.
He was born in Ginza
Ginza
is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
on 16 January 1892, as , son of , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseidō
Shiseido
is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
) and . His three eldest brothers died young, but another older brother, Shinzō
Shinzo Fukuhara
was a renowned Japanese photographer.He was born in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara , the head of Apothecary Shiseidō and Toku Fukuhara . The third brother predeceased his birth, so he was named and treated as the third son...
, would also win great fame as a photographer and the last, Nobuyoshi (信義, b.1897) would win some fame too, under the name .
Fukuhara studied French at Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
(Tokyo) from 1911 to 1917. His photographic activities were amateur but rigorous; his photographs employing both shallow focus and rather incongruous juxtapositions to great effect. (Half of a photograph by Fukuhara might be taken up by corrugated metal fencing.)
Fukuhara died on 29 September 1946 in Nagano.
Books showing Fukuhara's works
Fukuhara Shinzō, Fukuhara Rosō: Hikari to sono kaichō (福原信三 福原路草：光とその諧調, Shinzō Fukuhara, Rosō Fukuhara: Light and its harmony). Nikon Salon Books 3. Tokyo: Nikkor Club, 1977. Fukuhara Shinzō to Fukuhara Rosō (福原信三と福原路草, Shinzō Fukuhara and Rosō Fukuhara). Nihon no Shashinka 3. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997. ISBN 4-00-008343-0.- Hikari no shijō: Fukuhara Shinzō no sekai (光の詩情：福原信三の世界) / The World of Shinzo Fukuhara: Poetics of Light. Tokyo: Shiseido Corporate Culture Department, 1994.
- Hikari to sono kaichō: Fukuhara Shinzō, Fukuhara Rosō: 1913-nen – 1941-nen (光とその諧調：福原信三・福原路草：1913年–1941年) / The Light with Its Harmony: Shinzo Fukuhara / Roso Fukuhara: Photographs 1913–1941. Tokyo: Watari-um, 1992. ISBN 4-900398-17-9.