Barakei (Ordeal by Roses), 1961
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Eikoh Hosoe
:: Barakei # 32
(Killed by Roses), a wild yet poetic portrait of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, 1961 (printed 2006)
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Ordeal by Roses # 29
Hosoe’s best known series is Barakei, a wild yet poetic portrait of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. A celebrated intellectual, Mishima wanted to be seen as a “man of the body.” These prints are non-traditional, incorporating montage, multiple exposures, bleaching and other manipulation.
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