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The Provoke Era

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Published Oct. 15 2009 7:21AM EDT

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-12_rtpomb — Watanabe Katsumi

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-12_pfhixv — 8 1/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. (20.96 cm x 29.85 cm) gelatin silver print
Watanabe Katsumi

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-14_xplrge — 12 1/4 in. x 18 5/16 in. (31.12 cm x 46.51 cm) gelatin silver print
Yoshiyuki Kohei

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-11_zgsopp — 8 in. x 10 in. (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm) gelatin silver print
Tsuchida Hiromi

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-13_cmj58j — 8 1/4 in. x 12 1/4 in. (20.96 cm x 31.12 cm) gelatin silver print
Yamazaki Hiroshi

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-10_rgzb82 — 9 3/16 in. x 9 in. (23.34 cm x 22.8 cm) gelatin silver print
Tomatsu Shomei

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-9_wabpup — 8 7/8 in. x 12 in. (22.54 cm x 30.48 cm) gelatin silver print
Tomatsu Shomei

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-8_qybxsd — 22 15/16 in. x 32 13/16 in. (58.2 cm x 83.4 cm) photogravure
Nakahira Takuma

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-7_s4uvp6 — 7 1/8 x 10 11/16 in. (image) gelatin silver print
Moriyama Daido

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-6_wo4iaw — 7 9/16 in. x 11 11/16 in. (19.21 cm x 29.69 cm) gelatin silver print
Moriyama Daido

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-5_p6p6az — 17 9/16 in. x 21 5/8 in. (44.61 cm x 54.93 cm) gelatin silver print
Moriyama Daido

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-4_fwv3kb — 10 3/4 in. x 16 5/8 in. (27.31 cm x 42.23 cm) gelatin silver print
Hosoe Eikoh

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-2_rksshw — 7 15/16 in. x 11 11/16 in. (20.16 cm x 29.69 cm) gelatin silver print
Hosoe Eikoh

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-1_nuo9ks — 12 in. x 18 1/4 in. (30.48 cm x 46.36 cm) gelatin silver print
Fukase Masahisa

galleries/2009/10/15/the-provoke-era/provokejapanese-photography-3_b0makp — 11 in. x 14 in. (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm) gelatin silver print
Hosoe Eikoh

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