BENRIDO COLLOTYPE Limited Edition Portfolio "Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri"

Collotype is an interesting fusion between French and Japanese discoveries. The printing process was discovered in France, about 150 years ago. It was a new style of printing that combines photography and printmaking and the results are one-of-a-kind. BENRIDO was established in 1887 in Kyoto, where they have been specializing in Collotype printing since 1905. With over a century of experience in the craft, they are one of the very few Collotype studios left, and the world’s only one that produces full-color photographic Collotype prints. They have won several awards and recognitions and have been responsible for many big art works and projects in Japan and abroad.  

This limited edition portfolio includes the following collection: 

1. Tarakuza Evening shrine visit
2. Journey Festival/Priest of the Priestess
3.Tabijo Festival/Shaden Kagura "Miyato"
4. Tabisai Festival/Sarugaku-za "Kagura Ceremony"
5. Yukinori Kan

Photo/Sentence: Arata Iura
Editing: Takumi Cultural Organization
Cooperation: Kasuga Taisha
Signature color work: signed by Mr. Iura

Arata Iura
Born in 1974. Born in Tokyo. Actor. Active in various fields such as movies, dramas, and narration. Since April 2013, he has been appointed as the Cultural Ambassador of the Kyoto National Museum. Chaired the NHK "Sunday Museum". He is engaged in manufacturing and communicating traditional Japanese culture, such as the establishment of the Takumi Cultural Organization