Kikuji Kawada Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kikuji Kawada Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 11, 2023
Kikuji Kawada (1933) - The Map, 1965
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Photobook cm 23,5 x 15,5 x 2 | 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 in. First Edition. Published by Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, Tokyo, Japan Photobook plus loose leaf, with dust jacket in original black slipcase, hardback box missing EXHIBITIONS Another copy in the permanent collection at The Met, New York As much as it looks like a photo book, it would be difficult to define 'The Map' ('Chizu' in Japanese) as just that. It is, in fact, a complex work, a kind of photographic exhibition packed into a single object characterised by powerful graphics, a revolutionary idea and an emotionally involving narrative process that made it appreciated by the great collector that is the photographer Martin Parr. Kikuji Kawada, founder with Akira Sato, Eikoh Hosoe and others of the Vivo collective, created this object in 1965, of which very few copies exist in the world today, starting from an intuition: while visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, he imagined he was involved in photographic evocations that he would transmit in full format in the pages that follow one another in an incessant emotional sequence. In a black and white characterised by strong contrasts, portraits and letters of soldiers, Coca Cola bottles and packs of Lucky Strike abandoned by American troops, photo-texts and desolate landscapes follow one after the other, indicating that historical phase in which post-war Japan is radically changing.
Finarte
Jun. 21, 2022
KAWADA, KIKUJI (b. 1933) Tokyo. Chaos Cloud, from the series "Phenomena" 2011, printed 2016.
Est: $800 - $1,200
KAWADA, KIKUJI (b. 1933) Tokyo. Chaos Cloud, from the series "Phenomena" 2011, printed 2016. Pigment print, 15 x 20 1/8 inches (380 x 507 mm), artist blind stamp recto, signed, titled, dated and numbered 1 from the edition of 5 in pencil verso. No defects noted in raking light. Framed. With L. Parker Stephenson Photographs. C Estate of Lawrence Schwartzwald
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 08, 2021
Kawada, Kikuji: Chiizu. The Map
Est: €13,000 - €15,000
Chizu. The Map. Octavo (23 x 15 cm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in. Original black paper-covered boards, original illustrated dust-jacket printed recto and verso (slight wear in edges and small tear at top of spine area of dust-jacket), original printed die-cut paper chemise (minimal traces of wear). 101 Books, pp.174-77; Auer, p.445; Keyes, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan 66; The Open Book, pp.212-13; The Photobook, vol. I, pp.286-87; Kaneko & Vartanian, Japanese Photobooks, pp.86-93. First edition, one of 700 copies. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. Published on the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, this deeply moving memorial work is also one of the most avant-garde photobooks. "The most brilliantly designed Japanese book of its century" (Keyes), it is "an extraordinarily refined, avant-garde book object" (101 Books). The Map is the defining photobook of post-war Japan, and "the ultimate photobook-as-object" -- "no photobook has been more successful in combining graphic design with complex photographic narrative"; "Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... [he] has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself -- scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide" (The Photobook). A superb example of a very fragile book. – Some inner page corners with small fold mark, otherwise in very good condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 05, 2017
KIKUJI KAWADA | 'Nude'
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
(Tokyo: Shinchosha Co., Ltd., 1984, an edition of 30), a portfolio of 10 photographs, each blindstamped in the margin, signed, dated, editioned '21/30,' and annotated in pencil on the reverse, in individual stamped title wrappers, together with printed credit, title, introduction by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa and the photographer in Japanese, illustrated plate list, and colophon, editioned '21' in red ink, 1981, printed in 1984. Folio, gilt-lettered title, printed leather spine, in black matching leather slipcase
Sotheby's
Dec. 01, 2015
Kikuji KAWADA Né en 1933 CHIZU (THE MAP) Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
Kikuji KAWADA Né en 1933 CHIZU (THE MAP) Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965 In-8 (23 × 15 cm), cartonnage bradel papier noir sous jaquette illustrée Emboitage noir illustré dépliable sur quatre cotés Second emboitage d'origine en carton Conception graphique – Kohei Sugiura Chemise et étui de Thérèse Treille Édition illustrée de 190 photographies imprimées en héliogravure dont 23 doubles et dépliantes prises entre 1961 et 1963 Tirage limité à 500 exemplaires Bibliographie : M. Parr, G. Badger, Le livre de photographies : une histoire volume I, Phaidon, Paris, 2005, p. 286 A. Roth, The Book of 101 Books, PPP Éditions, New York, 2001, p.174-177
Artcurial
Mar. 06, 2015
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933). Sacre Atavism (Seinaru Sekai), 1971. Shashin Hyoron, Tokyo, first edition li
Est: £500 - £700
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933). Sacre Atavism (Seinaru Sekai), 1971. Shashin Hyoron, Tokyo, first edition limited to 1000 copies, signed and dated in Kanji in black ink by the photographer, clothbound with printed spine label, slipcase, square 4to, 30 x 30cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4in)
Dreweatts 1759
Feb. 28, 2014
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933) - Sacré Atavism (Seinaru Sekai), 1971
Est: £800 - £1,200
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933) - Sacré Atavism (Seinaru Sekai), 1971 Shashin Hyoron, Tokyo, first edition limited to 1000 copies, signed and dated in Kanji in black ink by the photographer, clothbound with printed spine label, slipcase, square 4to, 30 x 30cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4in)
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 22, 2013
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933). Sacre Atavism (Seinaru
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Kikuji Kawada (b.1933). Sacre Atavism (Seinaru Sekai), 1971. Shashin Hyoron, Tokyo, first edition limited to 1000 copies, signed and dated in Kanji in black ink , clothbound with printed spine label, slipcase, square 4to, 30 x 30cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4in)
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 02, 2011
KAWADA KIKUJI (b. 1933)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
KAWADA KIKUJI (b. 1933) Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacr Atavism', 1969 gelatin silver print, printed by the photographer, 1998 signed and titled in ink in English and Japanese (backing-board label, verso) numbered in ink (backing-board label, verso) 8 x 12¾in. (21.5 x 31.5cm.)
Christie's
May. 21, 2010
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
KIKUJI KAWADA Chizu -- The Map. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965. Octavo (230 x 150 mm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in. Original black paper-covered boards, original illustrated dust-jacket printed recto and verso, original printed die-cut paper chemise, original printed cardboard slipcase (dust-jacket with very light wear at the extremities, slipcase spine lightly browned as often). FIRST EDITION. 'THE MOST BRILLIANTLY DESIGNED JAPANESE BOOK OF ITS CENTURY' (Keyes), it is 'an extraordinarily refined, avant-garde book object' (101 Books). The Map is the defining photobook of post-war Japan, and 'the ultimate photobook-as-object' -- 'no photobook has been more successful in combining graphic design with complex photographic narrative'; 'Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... [he] has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself -- scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide' (The Photobook). An excellent example of a very fragile book. 101 Books, pp.174-77; Auer, p.445; Keyes, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan 66; The Open Book, pp.212-13; The Photobook, vol. I, pp.286-87; Kaneko & Vartanian, Japanese Photobooks, pp.86-93.
Christie's
May. 19, 2009
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
KIKUJI KAWADA Chizu -- The Map. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1965. Octavo (230 x 150 mm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in. Original black paper-covered boards, original illustrated dust-jacket printed recto and verso, original printed die-cut paper chemise, original printed cardboard slipcase (dust-jacket with light wear at extremities including very small chips at some corners, slipcase spine lightly and evenly browned). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY KAWADA. 'THE MOST BRILLIANTLY DESIGNED JAPANESE BOOK OF ITS CENTURY' (Keyes). The Map is the defining photobook of post-war Japan, and 'the ultimate photobook-as-object' -- 'no photobook has been more successful in combining graphic design with complex photographic narrative'; 'Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... in the central metaphor of the map, and specifically, in the idea of the map as a series of interlocking trace marks, Kawada has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself -- scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide' (The Photobook). A very good copy with all leaves firm in the binding. Keyes, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan 66; The Photobook, vol. I, pp. 286-87; 101 Books, pp.174-77 ('an extraordinarily refined, avant-garde book object'); The Open Book, pp.212-13.
Christie's
May. 15, 2008
Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
KAWADA KIKUJI (b.1933) Woman of Sankt Pauli from 'Sei naru sekai -- Sacré Atavism', 25 June 1969 gelatin silver print signed in English and annotated 'From "Sei naru sekai" (Woman)' in Japanese in pencil on verso 6 3/8 x 9½in. (16.1 x 24.1cm.) (2)
Christie's
May. 15, 2008
Chizu -- The Map, 1959-65
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
KAWADA KIKUJI (b.1933) Chizu -- The Map, 1959-65 Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 6 August 1965. Screened gravures of photographs by Kawada; poem 'MAP' by Oe Kenzaburo printed on separate sheet, folded & laid-in; book design by Sugiura Kohei; package design by Ishio Toshiro. First edition, signed by Kawada. Black boards, illustrated dust jacket, printed die-cut paper chemise & silkscreened cardboard slipcase. 9½ x 6¼in. (24.3 x 16cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 10, 2008
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
KIKUJI KAWADA Chizu -- The Map. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965. Octavo (230 x 150 mm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in. Original black paper covered boards; original illustrated dust-jacket (some wear), printed recto and verso, original printed die-cut paper chemise, original printed cardboard slipcase; cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION, RARE. "THE MOST BRILLIANTLY DESIGNED JAPANESE BOOK OF ITS CENTURY" (Keyes). The Map is the defining photobook of post-war Japan, and "THE ULTIMATE PHOTOBOOK-AS-OBJECT" -- "no photobook has been more successful in combining graphic design with complex photographic narrative;" "Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... in the central metaphor of the map, and specifically, in the idea of the map as a series of interlocking trace marks, Kawada has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself -- scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide" (The Photobook). AN EXCELLENT COPY WITH ALL LEAVES FIRM IN THE BINDING. This copy was exhibited in 'The Open Book' at the International Center of Photography (17 June - 4 September, 2005). Keyes, The Artist and the Book in Japan 66; The Photobook, vol. I, pp. 286-87; 101 Books, pp.174-77 ("AN EXTRAORDINARILY REFINED, AVANT-GARDE BOOK OBJECT"); The Open Book, pp.212-13 (this copy displayed).
Christie's
May. 31, 2007
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
KIKUJI KAWADA Chizu -- The Map . Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965. Octavo (230 x 150mm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in. Original blackpaper covered boards, original illustrated dust-jacket, printed recto and verso, original printed die-cut paper chemise, original printed cardboard slipcase (light wear to dust-jacket extremities, light wear to the slipcase). FIRST EDITION, RARE. 'THE MOST BRILLIANTLY DESIGNED JAPANESE BOOK OF ITS CENTURY' (Keyes). The Map is the defining photobook of post-war Japan, and 'THE ULTIMATE PHOTOBOOK-AS-OBJECT' -- 'no photobook has been more successful in combining graphic design with complex photographic narrative'; 'Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... in the central metaphor of the map, and specifically, in the idea of the map as a series of interlocking trace marks, Kawada has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself -- scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide' ( The Photobook ). Design by Sugiura Kohei. 1 of 700 copies, the entire edition. AN EXCELLENT COPY WITH ALL LEAVES FIRM IN THE BINDING. Keyes, The Artist and the Book in Japan 66; The Photobook , vol. I, pp. 286-87; The Book of 101 Books , pp.174-77 ('AN EXTRAORDINARILY REFINED, AVANT-GARDE BOOK OBJECT'); The Open Book , pp.212-13.
Christie's
May. 18, 2006
KAWADA, KIKUJI. Sacre Atavism.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KAWADA, KIKUJI. Sacre Atavism. llustrated with reproductions of Kawada's spiritual photographs. Square 4to, stamped red cloth; rectilinear impression on pages at the front of the book; photo-pictorial red boards slipcase; with original enclosure. first edition. Tokyo, 1971 Award-winning Japanese photographer, Kikuji Kawada (1933-) was "discovered" by Ken Domon and Ihei Kimura, when he submitted a photo to a contest. He became a freelance photographer; and founded the Vivo group, along with Eikoh Hosoe, Ikko Narahara, Daido Moriyama, Shomei Tomatsu, and others. "I seek for the analogical power and the enlargement of consciousness in photography" - Kikuji Kawada. This is the photographer's second book.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 18, 2006
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Chizu -- The Map. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1965. 8° (230 x 150mm). 49 black and white photographs, 23 4-panel black and white gatefolds, folded broadside on brown paper laid-in (a very few leaves loose, as often). Original black-paper covered boards, original illustrated dust-jacket, printed recto and verso, original printed die-cut paper chemise, original printed cardboard slipcase (dust-jacket spine head with short closed tears, very small chip at foot, slipcase with light wear). FIRST EDITION, RARE. 'NO PHOTOBOOK HAS BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL IN COMBINING GRAPHIC DESIGN WITH COMPLEX PHOTOGRAPHIC NARRATIVE'; 'Kawada's photographs are a masterly amalgam of abstraction and realism... in the central metaphor of the map, and specifically, in the idea of the map as a series of interlocking trace marks, Kawada has conjured up a brilliant simile for the photograph itself - scientific record, memory trace, cultural repository, puzzle and guide' (The Photobook). Design by Sugiura Kohei. 1 of 700 copies, the entire edition. The Photobook, pp.286-87 ('THE ULTIMATE PHOTOBOOK-AS-OBJECT'); 101 Books, pp.174-77 ('AN EXTRAORDINARILY REFINED, AVANT-GARDE BOOK OBJECT'); The Open Book, pp.212-13.
Christie's
May. 18, 2006
KIKUJI KAWADA
Est: £900 - £1,200
Seinaru Sekai -- Sacré Atavism. Tokyo: Shashin Hyoronsha, [1971]. Square 4° (285 x 285mm). 174 black and white photographs. Original red cloth, printed paper label on spine, cover blind-stamped, without dust-jacket as issued, original red photo-illustrated slipcase (slipcase worn and repaired at joints). Provenance: Japanese small book-ticket on front endpaper. FIRST EDITION of Kawada's second book, an excursion into the baroque, grotesque and decadent.
Christie's