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*''Born: [[1900]]''
*''Japanese'': [[坂本]] 万七 ''(Sakamoto Manshichi)''
Sakamoto Manshichi was a noted photographer of the prewar era. He is perhaps best known for his involvement with the [[Mingei]] (folk arts) movement, and for his photos of 1930s/early '40s [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]].
Born in Fukuyama, [[Hiroshima prefecture]], in [[1900]], Sakamoto began trying his hand at oil painting at the age of 19. Two years later, in 1921, he moved to [[Tokyo]] with hopes of becoming a photographer. By 1924 he was working as a photographer for the Tsukiji gekijo (Tsukiji Theatre), doing production photography of their performances. Sakamoto opened his own photo studio in 1926, and sometime later became a photographer for ''Kôgei'' ("Craft") magazine, which was established by [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] in 1931.
In 1939 and again in 1940, Sakamoto accompanied Yanagi and other members of the Mingei Association (''Mingei kyôkai'') on trips to Okinawa. These were Yanagi's third and fourth trips to the island. Sakamoto took numerous photos during his 1940 trip to Okinawa, documenting everyday life, marketplaces, the mix of traditional and modern clothing that was very much an everyday sight, architecture, historical sites, and folk crafts, including many aspects of the production of [[Tsuboya pottery]]. These photos serve as valuable historical documents of what Okinawan life and culture was like at that time, still retaining much of traditional architecture, clothing, hairstyles, etc., and also as documents of historical sites that were destroyed just five years later in the Battle of Okinawa, including the Buddhist temples of [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] and [[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]], and sites associated with the royal court, including [[Uchaya udun]] and [[Shuri castle]]. Sakamoto also documented traditional performing arts, including [[Ryukyuan dance]] and ''[[kumi udui]]'' performances.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, ''Okinawa no kôgei'' exhibition, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, October 2016.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
*''Japanese'': [[坂本]] 万七 ''(Sakamoto Manshichi)''
Sakamoto Manshichi was a noted photographer of the prewar era. He is perhaps best known for his involvement with the [[Mingei]] (folk arts) movement, and for his photos of 1930s/early '40s [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]].
Born in Fukuyama, [[Hiroshima prefecture]], in [[1900]], Sakamoto began trying his hand at oil painting at the age of 19. Two years later, in 1921, he moved to [[Tokyo]] with hopes of becoming a photographer. By 1924 he was working as a photographer for the Tsukiji gekijo (Tsukiji Theatre), doing production photography of their performances. Sakamoto opened his own photo studio in 1926, and sometime later became a photographer for ''Kôgei'' ("Craft") magazine, which was established by [[Yanagi Soetsu|Yanagi Sôetsu]] in 1931.
In 1939 and again in 1940, Sakamoto accompanied Yanagi and other members of the Mingei Association (''Mingei kyôkai'') on trips to Okinawa. These were Yanagi's third and fourth trips to the island. Sakamoto took numerous photos during his 1940 trip to Okinawa, documenting everyday life, marketplaces, the mix of traditional and modern clothing that was very much an everyday sight, architecture, historical sites, and folk crafts, including many aspects of the production of [[Tsuboya pottery]]. These photos serve as valuable historical documents of what Okinawan life and culture was like at that time, still retaining much of traditional architecture, clothing, hairstyles, etc., and also as documents of historical sites that were destroyed just five years later in the Battle of Okinawa, including the Buddhist temples of [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] and [[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]], and sites associated with the royal court, including [[Uchaya udun]] and [[Shuri castle]]. Sakamoto also documented traditional performing arts, including [[Ryukyuan dance]] and ''[[kumi udui]]'' performances.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, ''Okinawa no kôgei'' exhibition, Okinawa Prefectural Museum, October 2016.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
