Yoshiyuki Iwase (Japanese, 1904-2001) Untitled (Reclining nude), 1955 Gelatin silver print, printed 1955. Photographer's stamp and seal, verso. image/ sheet: 13-3/4 x 16-3/8 inches (35.1 x 41.5 cm) PROVENANCE: Things Japanese, Kyoto. Award-winning photographer Yoshiyuki Iwase was born in Onjuku, a fishing village near Tokyo. Although heir to a whisky distillery, he opted instead to become a photographer, documenting the traditional life of the people living on the Chiba peninsula and focusing particularly on the women and girls (ama) who harvested abalone and seaweed by free-diving into the sea. These women also inspired a spectacular series of modernist nudes, represented in this lot and in two others found elsewhere in this sale, all three glorious vintage prints. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved