{"product_id":"kuchikeru","title":"Kuchikeru","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eA collection of works by Kagoshima-born photographer Akio Tomari. Coining the term \"\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eKuchikeru\u003c\/i\u003e\" to describe the state of decaying in the present progressive, Tomari captures his unique world view in this artist book dedicated entirely to glass subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe glass objects assembled for this book include items that faced the possibility of disposal—such as goldfish bowls, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003eramune\u003c\/i\u003e soda bottles, early-era glassware from MUJI's inception, and tiny antique medicine bottles once used for \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"231\"\u003eJintan\u003c\/i\u003e beads—as well as pieces passed down by renowned antique and vintage dealers from shops like \"Daikichi\" in Kyoto, \"poubelle\" in Nishi-Ogikubo, and \"Moro\" in Tochigi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eDespite glass being a material used by humanity for nearly four thousand years, a minor chip immediately labels it a hazard, sending it to the non-burnable trash or the recycling bin. This volume gazes upon these fragile glass products through the lens of the \"beauty of imperfection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eComplementing the world of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eKuchikeru\u003c\/i\u003e, the book includes selected writings by Kenji Miyazawa, So Haku Iwamoto, Torahiko Terada, Soetsu Yanagi, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Takeshi Kaiko, alongside a newly written piece titled \"\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"221\"\u003eMonotachi no Dare-Kare\u003c\/i\u003e\" (The Whos and Whats of Objects). The cover is elegantly bound utilizing medical gauze.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BON BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624675602721,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0218\/1921\/files\/1_d62b3d9b-133d-4f16-9c8f-835063801450.jpg?v=1779420288","url":"https:\/\/btob.bookandsons.com\/products\/kuchikeru","provider":"BOOK AND SONS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}