Iwamiya Takeji
WORKS
Biography
| 1920 | Born in January 4, in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture |
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| 1938 | Graduated from Yonago Syosan School, Commercial Course |
| 1940 | Participated in Taipei Shashin Club |
| 1941 | Drafted to Japanese troops and went to Manchuria |
| 1946 | Started a photo processing store in Sanomiya, Kobe |
| 1951 | Participated in Demokrato Art Association instituted by EiQ |
| 1955 | Established Iwamiya Fotos |
| 1966 | Appointed to a professor of Osaka University of Arts, Photography Course |
| 1989 | June 26, dies of lung cancer |
| 1994 | 745 works were collected by Osaka Prefecture |
Prize
| 1966 | Awarded the 7th Mainichi Art Award |
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| 1969 | Awarded the 19th Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts |
| 1969 | Awarded the 6th Amagasaki Citizen Art Award |
| 1976 | Awarded The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies Meritorious Service Award |
| 1980 | Awarded the 18th Osaka Art Prize |
| 1988 | Awarded the 21st Hyogo Culture Award |
| 1989 | Awarded Photographic Society of Japan’s Annual Award |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2017 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition; Kekkai no bi and Katachi. Canon Gallery Osaka, Osaka |
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| 2001 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition; the beauty and the climates of local captured by camera. Amagasaki Cultural Center, Amagasaki |
| 2001 | Iwamiya Takeji's world of photography, ima ni ikiru. Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka |
| 1996 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. the Museum of Arts & Crafts Itami , Itami |
| 1995 | wamiya Takeji photo exhibition; the works between post-war and 1970s. JCII Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1990 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition; celebrated the opening of Amagasaki City Central Library. Amagasaki City Central Library, Amagasaki |
| 1990 | Seize the day. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo・Osaka |
| 1990 | Borobudur revival. Nikon Salon, Osaka. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo |
| 1989 | Seize the day. Navio Museum, Osaka |
| 1987 | Angkor. Ginza Wako Hall , Tokyo. Keihan gallery of Arts & Science , Osaka |
| 1986 | The Image of the Buddha. the Art Galley Itami, Itami |
| 1983 | The Image of the Buddha. Osaka University of Arts, the Art Information Center , Osaka |
| 1982 | Memories. Minolta Photo Space, Tokyo |
| 1982 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1981 | The Image of the Buddha. Nagase Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1981 | The eyes of Iwamiya Takeji: his 35 years trajectory between 1946 and 1981. Minolta Photo Space, Osaka |
| 1981 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Olympus Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1980 | Mucho Sol, the Mediterranean. Canon Salon, Tokyo・Osaka・Nagoya |
| 1979 | The faces of Nepal. Minolta Photo Space, Tokyo. Fuji Photo Salon, Osaka |
| 1976 | WORKS from 30 YEARS. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo・Osaka. Wakita Gallery, Nagoya |
| 1975 | Kyō. Asahi Gallery, Kyoto |
| 1975 | I looked at and photographed. Pentax Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1975 | Series I looked at and photographed Europe. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo |
| 1975 | The Image of the Buddha. Takashimaya Hall, Kyoto. Sogo, Hiroshima. Ginza Wako Hall , Tokyo. Hongik University Musem, Seoul |
| 1974 | Series I looked at and photographed Europe. Nikon Salon, Osaka |
| 1970 | EXPO'70 Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Hanshin , Osaka |
| 1970 | Photo-illustrations. Imabashi Gallery, Osaka, Ginsen Gallery, Tokyo, Kahala Mall Shopping Center, Honolulu |
| 1969 | Sculptures in Angkor. Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo |
| 1968 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Sogo , Osaka |
| 1966 | Ryūkyū. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1964 | Tōshōgū. Gekko Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1962 | Katachi: Japanese forms. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1959 | Hawaii・photography in color. Takashimaya, Osaka, Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo |
Group Exhibitions
| 2025 | Collection 1, New Acquisitions Exhibition, New Encounter . Yonago City Museum of Art, Yonago |
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| 2018 | Iwamiya Takeji and his friends photo exhibition. Fujifilm Photo Salon Osaka, Osaka |
| 1970 | Tsudaka kazuichi, Hayakawa Yosio and Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Abeno Arts Center, Osaka |
| 1969〜 | Akiyama Syotaro, Nakamura Masaya, Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Pentax Gallery, Tokyo |
| 1957〜 | Akiyama Syotaro, Horiuchi Hatsutaro, Ueda Syoji, Midorikawa Yoichi, Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Fuji Photo Salon, Tokyo |
| 1955 | Iwamiya Takeji photo exhibition. Matsushimaya, Tokyo |
Publications
| 2018 | The Works of IWAMIYA Takeji Beauty and Shapes. Kyoto: Mitsumura Suiko Shoin |
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| 1999 | Katachi : Japanese sacred geometry. Tokyo: Pie Books |
| 1995 | Iwamiya Takeji sakuhin ten: Sengo kara 1970nendai madeno sakkakatsudo. Tokyo: JCII Photo Salon |
| 1990 | Borobudur. Tokyo: Iwanami shote |
| 1989 | Iwamiya Takeji ten, ima ni ikiru. Tokyo: PPS Tsūshinsha |
| 1989 | Asia no butsuzou. Tokyo: Shueisha |
| 1987 | Radakku shinsyu. Osaka: Iwamiya Takeji photography studio |
| 1987 | Radakku mandara. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten |
| 1984 | Angkor. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten |
| 1979 | Forms, textures, images : traditional Japanese craftsmanship in everyday life. New York: John Weatherhill Inc. |
| 1978 | Kyoto: Iwamiya Takeji jisen syu. Nara: Tokishobo |
| 1978 | Nihon no bi. Tokyo: Shueisha |
| 1978 | Nihon no katachi. Kyoto: Tankō sha |
| 1977 | The Image of the Buddha. Tokyo: Kodansya International, Paris: Unesco |
| 1976 | Takeji Iwamiya shasin syu Worksfrom 30years. Tokyo: Nihon syashin kikaku |
| 1976 | Kyo no niwa. Tokyo: Kokusai Jōhōsha |
| 1975 | The Image of the Buddha: Photo exhibition. Osaka: Osaka University of Arts |
| 1975 | Nihon no senshoku. Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers |
| 1980 | Mokuzen shingo. Osaka: Iwamiya Takeji photography studio |
| 1974 | Nihon no teien. Tokyo: Shueisha |
| 1974 | Shiragi no sekibutsu. Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun Company |
| 1973 | Tōrō. Tokyo: Shueisha |
| 1972 | The Japanese garden : an approach to nature. New Haven: Yale University Press |
| 1972 | Nihon kai. Kyoto: Tankōsha |
| 1972 | Karā kyōto no miryoku. rakuchiyu. Kyoto: Tankōsha |
| 1971 | Kyoto. Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers |
| 1971 | Nihon no niwa. Tokyo: Chuokoronsha |
| 1970 | Imperial gardens of Japan. New York: John Weatherhill Inc. |
| 1969 | Arte del objeto japonés. Art of the Japanese object. Art de l'objet japonais. Kunst des japanischen Gegenstands. . Barcelona: Ediciones Polígrafa |
| 1968 | Karā kyōto no niwa. Kyoto: Tankōsha |
| 1968 | Kyūtei no niwa 3: Shugakuin rikyu. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1968 | Kyūtei no niwa 2: Katsura rikyu. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1968 | Kyūtei no niwa 1: Sento gosho. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1968 | The World of the Japanese Garden.(Loreine Kuck). New York: John Weatherhill Inc. |
| 1967 | Toka no bi : Koto no dezain. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1966 | Nihon no kōgei. bekkan: Ryukyu. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1966 | Ryūkyū no shinwa : Kamera kikō. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1966 | Kekkai no bi : Koto no dezain. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1965 | Kyō; Kyoto in Kyoto. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1965 | Ishi no tera. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1965 | Yamato no sekibutsu. Kyoto: Tankō Shinsha |
| 1964 | Design and craftsmanship of Japan: stone, metal, fibers and fabrics, bamboo. New York: H.N. Abrams |
| 1964 | Nihon no yashiro Itsukushima. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha |
| 1963 | Forme giapponesi, di Donald Richie e Atsuko N. Nii, fotografie di Takeji Iwamiya.. Milano: Silvana editoriale d'arte |
| 1963 | Tōshōgū. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha |
| 1962 | Nihon no Yashiro: Nikko. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha |
| 1962 | Katachi : Nihon no densho Ⅰ・Ⅱ. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppansha |
| 1962 | Sado. Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun Company |
| 1956 | Sadogashima. Tokyo: Kadokawa shoten |