Teisuke Chiba
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__notoc__ was a renowned Japanese
amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita
, Japan
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Chiba was born in Kakunodate
, Akita on 19 October 1917, and two years later moved to Yokote
, Akita, an area where he would remain. After finishing high school in 1932, he started work in a kimono shop. In 1935 he bought a Rokuoh
Baby Pearl camera and started photographing the rural area where he lived, particularly its everyday life, winning prizes.
Immediately after the war Chiba's photographs appeared in the contests pages of Camera
and other magazines, and he became a central figure in the photographic culture of Akita (a part of Japan that would attract Ihei Kimura
, Hiroshi Hamaya
and other photographers). From 1952 Chiba freelanced as an Akita-based photojournalist in his free time, but after half a year's hospitalization he closed his kimono shop and opened a shop in Yokote selling photographic supplies. From around this time Chiba concentrated on photographically documenting the history of the area.
Chiba was hospitalized in October 1965 and died on 29 December 1965. In May of the following year, friends helped organize an exhibition of his posthumous works in Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo. In 1992 his works were displayed prominently within an exhibition held by the Miyagi Museum of Art of postwar photography in Tōhoku
.
The first booklength collection of Chiba's works came over thirty years after his death, in a slim volume of the series Nihon no Shashinka that serves as an anthology.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
amateur photographer of rural life around the area where he lived in Akita
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....
, Japan
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Chiba was born in Kakunodate
Kakunodate, Akita
Kakunodate is a town located in Senboku, a city in Akita, Japan. Before Senboku became a city, Kakunodate was located in Senboku District.On September 20, 2005 the town merged with the town of Tazawako and the village of Nishiki to form the new city of Semboku.In 2003, the town had an estimated...
, Akita on 19 October 1917, and two years later moved to Yokote
Yokote, Akita
is a city located in Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan.As of October 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 96,955, with a household number of 34,314 and the density of 140 persons per km²...
, Akita, an area where he would remain. After finishing high school in 1932, he started work in a kimono shop. In 1935 he bought a Rokuoh
Konica
was a Japanese manufacturer of, among other products, film, film cameras, camera accessories, photographic and photo-processing equipment, photocopiers, fax machines and laser printers.- History :...
Baby Pearl camera and started photographing the rural area where he lived, particularly its everyday life, winning prizes.
Immediately after the war Chiba's photographs appeared in the contests pages of Camera
Camera (Japanese magazine)
, or Ars Camera , Arusu Kamera), is one of the older and longer running of Japanese camera magazines. It was published by the company Ars.The first issue of Ars Camera is dated April 1921: predating Asahi Camera by five years...
and other magazines, and he became a central figure in the photographic culture of Akita (a part of Japan that would attract Ihei Kimura
Ihei Kimura
Born on 12 December 1901 in Shitaya-ku , Tokyo, Kimura started taking photographs when very young but his interest intensified when he was around 20 and living in Tainan, Taiwan, where he was working for a sugar wholesaler. He opened a photographic studio in Nippori, Tokyo in 1924...
, Hiroshi Hamaya
Hiroshi Hamaya
was a renowned Japanese photographer.-Books of Hamaya's works:*Senkō shashinjutsu . Ars Shashin Bunko. Tokyo: Ars, 1941.*Ura Nihon . Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1957.*Henkyō no machi . Sekai Shashinka Shirīzu. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1957....
and other photographers). From 1952 Chiba freelanced as an Akita-based photojournalist in his free time, but after half a year's hospitalization he closed his kimono shop and opened a shop in Yokote selling photographic supplies. From around this time Chiba concentrated on photographically documenting the history of the area.
Chiba was hospitalized in October 1965 and died on 29 December 1965. In May of the following year, friends helped organize an exhibition of his posthumous works in Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo. In 1992 his works were displayed prominently within an exhibition held by the Miyagi Museum of Art of postwar photography in Tōhoku
Tohoku region
The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....
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The first booklength collection of Chiba's works came over thirty years after his death, in a slim volume of the series Nihon no Shashinka that serves as an anthology.
Books of Chiba's works
- Chiba Teisuke isakushū . N.p.: Chiba Teisuke Isakushū Kankōkai, 1966. A booklet of Chiba's late works. Chiba Teisuke . Nihon no Shashinka 24. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1998. ISBN 4-00-008364-3.
Other books showing Chiba's works
- Nihon kindai shashin no seiritsu to tenkai / The Founding and Development of Modern Photography in Japan. Tokyo: Tokyo Museum of Photography, 1995.