A rocky coast along the Sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and water-these are a few images from this remarkable collection of photographs by Michael Kenna, whose black-and-white work is highly renowned.

Forms of Japan, brilliantly designed by Yvonne Meyer-Lohr, is organized

into chapters simply titled, "Sea," "Land," "Trees," "Spirit," and "Sky." The quietly evocative photographs, often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho, Buson, Issa and others, provide a contemplative portrait of a country better-known

for its energy and industry.

Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kenna's traditional black-and-white silver prints, the photographs in this book

include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all

corners of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa and Shikoku.

日本海的岩石海岸；雪地里一望无际的稻田；富士山高耸在云雾缭绕、树木繁茂的群山之上；寂静的寺庙里没有人，却充满了佛教的神灵；鸟居门神秘地从流动的云和水中出现——这些照片来自迈克尔·肯纳（Michael Kenna）的这本杰出摄影集，他的黑白作品非常有名。本书由伊冯娜·迈尔·洛尔（Yvonne Meyer-Lohr）精心设计，简单分为五个章节，标题为“海”、“土地”、“树木”、“精神”和 “天空”。这些照片安静而又令人回味，常常与松尾芭蕉（Basho）、与谢芜村（Buson）、小林一茶（Issa）等人的经典俳句搭配在一起，为这个以能源和工业闻名的国家提供了一幅沉思的画卷。

本书来自日本各个角落的知名照片和以前未发表过的照片，华丽再现了迈克尔·肯纳的传统黑白银版画中存在的细枝末节。