Ken DOMON
土門拳
Born in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Ken Domon began studying in photographer Kotaro Miyauchi's studio in the Ueno district of Tokyo in 1933. From 1935 to 1939, Domon worked at Nihon Kobo, an organization that produced news photographs, where he focused taking photographs aimed at foreign audiences. With such photo collections as Hiroshima (1958) and The Children of Chikuho (1960), he established a reputation as one of Japan's leading photojournalists. His other great photographic love was Buddhist statuary and temples, with his most prominent work being the five-volume Koji Junrei (A Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples) which was compiled over a period of 12 years from 1963-75. In 1971, Koji Junrei earned Domon the prestigious Kikuchi Prize. In 1973, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and was made an honorary citizen of his birthplace Sakata City the following year. After suffering a series of strokes, Domon passed away in 1990. Sakata City also honored him by opening the Ken Domon Memorial Photographic Museum, which houses the complete collection of Domon's photographic works.
Publications
Nihon no chōkoku (日本の彫刻). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1952.
Fūbō (風貌). Tokyo: Ars, 1953.
Murōji (室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1955.
The Muro-ji, an eighth century Japanese temple: Its art and history. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, c. 1954. Text by Roy Andrew Miller.
With 渡辺勉. Gendai geijutsu kōza (現代芸術講座 写真). 1956.
Murōji (室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1957.
Domon Ken sakuhinshū (土門拳作品集). Gendai Nihon shashin zenshū 2. 創元社, 1958.
Hiroshima (ヒロシマ) / Hiroshima. 研光社, 1958.
Chūsonji (中尊寺). Nihon no Tera 4. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1959.
Saihōji, Ryūanji (西芳寺・竜安寺). Nihon no tera 10. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1959.
Chikuhō no kodomotachi: Ken Domon shashinshū (筑豊のこどもたち：土門拳写真集). Patoria Shoten, 1960. 築地書館, 1977.
Chikuhō no kodomotachi: Ken Domon shashinshū. Zoku: Rumie-chan ha otōsan ga shinda (筑豊のこどもたち：土門拳写真集 続 るみえちゃんはお父さんが死んだ). Patoria Shoten, 1960.
Hōryūji (法隆寺). Nihon no Tera 6. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Murōji (室生寺). Nihon no Tera 13. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Kyōto (京都). Nihon no Tera. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Nara (奈良). Nihon no Tera. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
(in English) Masterpieces of Japanese sculpture Tokyo: Bijutsuhuppansha; Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle, 1961. Text by J. E. Kidder.
Kasuga (春日). Nihon no Yashiro 4. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1962.
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). 5 vols. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1963–75. International edition (with English texts added to the Japanese): A Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1980.
Tōji: Daishinomitera (東寺: 大師のみてら). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1965.
Shigaraki Ōtsubo (信楽大壷). Tokyo: Chūnichi Shinbun Shuppankyoku, 1965.
Sōfū; his boundless world of flowers and form. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Text by Teshigahara Sōfu.
Nihonjin no genzō (日本人の原像). Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1966.
Yakushiji (薬師寺). Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1971.
Bunraku (文楽). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1972.
Tōdaiji (東大寺). Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1973.
(in Japanese) Nihon meishōden (日本名匠伝). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1974. Portraits of the famous, mostly in color.
Koyō henreki (古窯遍歴). Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1974.
Shinu koto to ikiru koto (死ぬことと生きること). 築地書館, 1974.
(in Japanese) Watakushi no bigaku (私の美学, My aesthetics). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1975. Domon photographs Japanese arts and architecture (in both black and white and color), and writes commentary on these.
Nihon no bi (日本の美). Nishinomiya: Itō Hamu Eiyō Shokuhin, 1978.
Shashin hihyō (写真批評). Daviddosha, 1978.
Nyoninkōya Murōji (女人高野室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1978.
(in Japanese) Fūkei (風景). Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1976. Popular edition, Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1978.
Gendai chōkoku: Chōkoku no Mori Bijutsukan korekushon (現代彫刻: 彫刻の森美術館コレクション) / Sculptures modernes: Collection de The Hakone Open-air Museum. Tokyo: Sankei Shinbunsha, 1979. With some French as well as Japanese text.
Shashin zuihitsu (写真随筆). Tokyo: Daviddosha, 1979.
Domon Ken Nihon no Chōkoku(土門拳日本の彫刻). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha.
1. Asuka, Nara (飛鳥・奈良). 1979.
2. Heian zenki (平安前期). 1980.
3. Heian kōki, Kamakura (平安後期・鎌倉). 1980.
Domon Ken: Sono shūi no shōgen (土門拳：その周囲の証言). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1980.
Nihon no bien (日本の美艶). Gendai Nihon Shashin Zenshū 7. Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1980.
Domon Ken Nihon no kotōji: Tanba, Imari, Karatsu, Eshino, Oribe, Tokoname, Atsumi, Shigaraki, Kutani, Bizen (土門拳日本の古陶磁：丹波・伊万里・唐津・絵志野・織部・常滑・渥美・信楽・九谷・備前). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1981.
(in Japanese) Domon Ken (土門拳). Shōwa Shashin Zenshigoto 5. Tokyo: Asahi Shuppansha, 1982. A survey of Domon's work.
Domon Ken zenshū (土門拳全集). Tokyo: Shōgakukan.
1. Koji junrei 1 Yamato-hen jō (古寺巡礼 1 大和篇 上). 1983
2. Koji junrei 2 Yamato-hen ge (古寺巡礼 2 大和篇 下). 1984
3. Koji junrei 3 Kyōto-hen (京都篇)
4. Koji junrei 4 Zenkoku-hen (古寺巡礼 4 全国篇). 1984
5. Nyonin Kōya Muroji (女人高野室生寺). 1984
6. Bunraku (文楽). 1985
7. Dentō no katachi (伝統のかたち). 1984
8. Nihon no fūkei (日本の風景). 1984
9. Fūbō (風貌). 1984
10. Hiroshima (ヒロシマ). 1985
11. Chikuhō no kodomotachi (筑豊のこどもたち). 1985
12. Kessakusen jō (傑作選 上). 1985
13. Kessakusen ge (傑作選 下). 1985
Domon Ken no koji junrei (土門拳の古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1989–90.
1. Yamato 1 (大和1). 1989
2. Yamato 2 (大和2). 1990
3. Kyōto 1. (京都1). 1989
4. Kyōto 2. (京都2). 1990
5. Murōji (室生寺). 1990
Bessatsu 1. Higashi Nihon (東日本). 1990
Bessatsu 2. Nishi Nihon (西日本). 1990
Domon Ken Nihon no butsuzō (土門拳日本の仏像). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1992
Murōji (室生寺). Nihon Meikenchiku Shashinsenshū 1. Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1992
Domon Ken no Shōwa (土門拳の昭和). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1995.
1. Fūbō (風貌)
2. Kodomotachi (こどもたち)
3. Nihon no fūkei (日本の風景)
4. Dokyumento Nihon 1935–1967 (ドキュメント日本 1935–1967)
5. Nihon no butsuzō (日本の仏像)
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, c1995.
Domon Ken Koji Junrei (土門拳古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1996
Shashin to jinsei: Domon Ken esseishū (写真と人生：土門拳エッセイ集). Dōjidai Raiburarī. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997.
(in Japanese) Domon Ken (土門拳). Nihon no Shashinka. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1998
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1998
風貌 愛蔵版 Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1999
Domon Ken kottō no bigaku (土門拳骨董の美学). Korona Bukkusu 69. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1999
Domon Ken no tsutaetakatta Nihon (土門拳の伝えたかった日本) Tokyo: Mainichi Shuppansha, 2000
Domon Ken Nihon no chōkoku (土門拳日本の彫刻 Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, c2000. Exhibition catalogue.
Kengan (拳眼). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2001
Kenshin (拳心). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2001
Kenkon (拳魂). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2002
逆白波のひと・土門拳の生涯 / 佐高信∥ Āto Serekushon. Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 2003
Domon Ken tsuyoku utsukushii mono: Nihon bitanbō (土門拳強く美しいもの：日本美探訪) Shōgakukan Bunko. Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 2003
Fūbō (風貌). Tokyo: Ars, 1953.
Murōji (室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1955.
The Muro-ji, an eighth century Japanese temple: Its art and history. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, c. 1954. Text by Roy Andrew Miller.
With 渡辺勉. Gendai geijutsu kōza (現代芸術講座 写真). 1956.
Murōji (室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1957.
Domon Ken sakuhinshū (土門拳作品集). Gendai Nihon shashin zenshū 2. 創元社, 1958.
Hiroshima (ヒロシマ) / Hiroshima. 研光社, 1958.
Chūsonji (中尊寺). Nihon no Tera 4. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1959.
Saihōji, Ryūanji (西芳寺・竜安寺). Nihon no tera 10. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1959.
Chikuhō no kodomotachi: Ken Domon shashinshū (筑豊のこどもたち：土門拳写真集). Patoria Shoten, 1960. 築地書館, 1977.
Chikuhō no kodomotachi: Ken Domon shashinshū. Zoku: Rumie-chan ha otōsan ga shinda (筑豊のこどもたち：土門拳写真集 続 るみえちゃんはお父さんが死んだ). Patoria Shoten, 1960.
Hōryūji (法隆寺). Nihon no Tera 6. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Murōji (室生寺). Nihon no Tera 13. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Kyōto (京都). Nihon no Tera. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
Nara (奈良). Nihon no Tera. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1961.
(in English) Masterpieces of Japanese sculpture Tokyo: Bijutsuhuppansha; Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle, 1961. Text by J. E. Kidder.
Kasuga (春日). Nihon no Yashiro 4. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1962.
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). 5 vols. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1963–75. International edition (with English texts added to the Japanese): A Pilgrimage to Ancient Temples. Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1980.
Tōji: Daishinomitera (東寺: 大師のみてら). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1965.
Shigaraki Ōtsubo (信楽大壷). Tokyo: Chūnichi Shinbun Shuppankyoku, 1965.
Sōfū; his boundless world of flowers and form. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Text by Teshigahara Sōfu.
Nihonjin no genzō (日本人の原像). Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1966.
Yakushiji (薬師寺). Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1971.
Bunraku (文楽). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1972.
Tōdaiji (東大寺). Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1973.
(in Japanese) Nihon meishōden (日本名匠伝). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1974. Portraits of the famous, mostly in color.
Koyō henreki (古窯遍歴). Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1974.
Shinu koto to ikiru koto (死ぬことと生きること). 築地書館, 1974.
(in Japanese) Watakushi no bigaku (私の美学, My aesthetics). Kyoto: Shinshindō, 1975. Domon photographs Japanese arts and architecture (in both black and white and color), and writes commentary on these.
Nihon no bi (日本の美). Nishinomiya: Itō Hamu Eiyō Shokuhin, 1978.
Shashin hihyō (写真批評). Daviddosha, 1978.
Nyoninkōya Murōji (女人高野室生寺). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1978.
(in Japanese) Fūkei (風景). Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1976. Popular edition, Tokyo: Yarai Shoin, 1978.
Gendai chōkoku: Chōkoku no Mori Bijutsukan korekushon (現代彫刻: 彫刻の森美術館コレクション) / Sculptures modernes: Collection de The Hakone Open-air Museum. Tokyo: Sankei Shinbunsha, 1979. With some French as well as Japanese text.
Shashin zuihitsu (写真随筆). Tokyo: Daviddosha, 1979.
Domon Ken Nihon no Chōkoku(土門拳日本の彫刻). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha.
1. Asuka, Nara (飛鳥・奈良). 1979.
2. Heian zenki (平安前期). 1980.
3. Heian kōki, Kamakura (平安後期・鎌倉). 1980.
Domon Ken: Sono shūi no shōgen (土門拳：その周囲の証言). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1980.
Nihon no bien (日本の美艶). Gendai Nihon Shashin Zenshū 7. Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1980.
Domon Ken Nihon no kotōji: Tanba, Imari, Karatsu, Eshino, Oribe, Tokoname, Atsumi, Shigaraki, Kutani, Bizen (土門拳日本の古陶磁：丹波・伊万里・唐津・絵志野・織部・常滑・渥美・信楽・九谷・備前). Tokyo: Bijutsushuppansha, 1981.
(in Japanese) Domon Ken (土門拳). Shōwa Shashin Zenshigoto 5. Tokyo: Asahi Shuppansha, 1982. A survey of Domon's work.
Domon Ken zenshū (土門拳全集). Tokyo: Shōgakukan.
1. Koji junrei 1 Yamato-hen jō (古寺巡礼 1 大和篇 上). 1983
2. Koji junrei 2 Yamato-hen ge (古寺巡礼 2 大和篇 下). 1984
3. Koji junrei 3 Kyōto-hen (京都篇)
4. Koji junrei 4 Zenkoku-hen (古寺巡礼 4 全国篇). 1984
5. Nyonin Kōya Muroji (女人高野室生寺). 1984
6. Bunraku (文楽). 1985
7. Dentō no katachi (伝統のかたち). 1984
8. Nihon no fūkei (日本の風景). 1984
9. Fūbō (風貌). 1984
10. Hiroshima (ヒロシマ). 1985
11. Chikuhō no kodomotachi (筑豊のこどもたち). 1985
12. Kessakusen jō (傑作選 上). 1985
13. Kessakusen ge (傑作選 下). 1985
Domon Ken no koji junrei (土門拳の古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1989–90.
1. Yamato 1 (大和1). 1989
2. Yamato 2 (大和2). 1990
3. Kyōto 1. (京都1). 1989
4. Kyōto 2. (京都2). 1990
5. Murōji (室生寺). 1990
Bessatsu 1. Higashi Nihon (東日本). 1990
Bessatsu 2. Nishi Nihon (西日本). 1990
Domon Ken Nihon no butsuzō (土門拳日本の仏像). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1992
Murōji (室生寺). Nihon Meikenchiku Shashinsenshū 1. Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1992
Domon Ken no Shōwa (土門拳の昭和). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1995.
1. Fūbō (風貌)
2. Kodomotachi (こどもたち)
3. Nihon no fūkei (日本の風景)
4. Dokyumento Nihon 1935–1967 (ドキュメント日本 1935–1967)
5. Nihon no butsuzō (日本の仏像)
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, c1995.
Domon Ken Koji Junrei (土門拳古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha, 1996
Shashin to jinsei: Domon Ken esseishū (写真と人生：土門拳エッセイ集). Dōjidai Raiburarī. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1997.
(in Japanese) Domon Ken (土門拳). Nihon no Shashinka. Tokyo: Iwanami, 1998
Koji junrei (古寺巡礼). Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1998
風貌 愛蔵版 Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 1999
Domon Ken kottō no bigaku (土門拳骨董の美学). Korona Bukkusu 69. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1999
Domon Ken no tsutaetakatta Nihon (土門拳の伝えたかった日本) Tokyo: Mainichi Shuppansha, 2000
Domon Ken Nihon no chōkoku (土門拳日本の彫刻 Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, c2000. Exhibition catalogue.
Kengan (拳眼). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2001
Kenshin (拳心). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2001
Kenkon (拳魂). Tokyo: Sekai Bunkasha, 2002
逆白波のひと・土門拳の生涯 / 佐高信∥ Āto Serekushon. Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 2003
Domon Ken tsuyoku utsukushii mono: Nihon bitanbō (土門拳強く美しいもの：日本美探訪) Shōgakukan Bunko. Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 2003
