著者・編者essays by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mark K. Erdmann, Ryūji Hiraoka, Yukie Kamiya, and Timothy Verdon.
一般注記"This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise, October 20, 2017-January 7, 2018, organized by Japan Society, New York"--Title page verso.
資料の内容に関する注記In an electrifying moment in 1585, four Japanese youths appeared before Pope Gregory XIII, summoned to his court from the nascent Christian community in Japan to present themselves at the capital of their faith. Legendary photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto follows in the boys footsteps, capturing the architectural wonders of Rome, Florence, and Venice as the Eastern visitors might have seen them on their grand tour. Sugimoto's images present each chapel and theatre as a marvel, imposing and dark. He contextualizes his photographs with Japanese works from the period and the decades that follow. These panels and objects attest to the impact of Western culture, specifically Jesuit Christianity, on Momoyama and Edo aesthetics as Japanese artists envisioned scenes of European life. Exhibition: Japan Society, New York, USA (20.10.2017-07.01.2018).
書誌注記Includes bibliographical references and index.