Rinko Kawauchi

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Rinko Kawauchi

Which art books, prints and posters are available by and about this artist? Here is a sample of items of interest to a typical collector:

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Aila

2010
with:
Edition:
2nd printing of 2nd edition (2005/2004)
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
ISBN:
9784902943108
Condition: Near Fine -
Icon for no cover picture available yetAila

Aila

2010

Foil

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
2nd printing of 2nd edition (2005/2004)
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Near Fine -
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Ametsuchi

2013
with:
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
ISBN:
9781597112161
Condition: Near Fine
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Ametsuchi

2013

Aperture

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Near Fine
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Approaching Whiteness - Candle Scroll

2014
with:
Edition:
1st and only edition.
Edition size:
300 (9X33)
Signed and stamped
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Scroll of 210X22cm in a wood box, signed
ISBN:
Condition: Near Fine
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Approaching Whiteness - Candle Scroll

2014

Goliga

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st and only edition.
Prior edition(s):
Scroll of 210X22cm in a wood box, signed
Condition: Near Fine

9 different scrolls of 33 in a combined edition of 300.

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Approaching Whiteness - Stairs Scroll

2014
with:
Edition:
1st and only edition.
Edition size:
300 (9X33)
Signed and stamped
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Scroll of 210X22cm in a wood box, signed
ISBN:
Condition: Near Fine
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Approaching Whiteness - Stairs Scroll

2014

Goliga

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st and only edition.
Prior edition(s):
Scroll of 210X22cm in a wood box, signed
Condition: Near Fine

9 different scrolls of 33 in a combined edition of 300. Stairs scroll sold out as of 3/2021.

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Cui cui

Foil / Fondation Cartier

2005
with:
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
9782742755257
Condition: Near Fine
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Cui cui

2005

Foil / Fondation Cartier

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
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Des Oiseaux. Limited Edition

2021
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
30
Signed with Print.
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Boards with print in clamshell.
ISBN:
9782365112772
Condition: Near Fine
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Des Oiseaux. Limited Edition

2021

Xavier Barral

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Boards with print in clamshell.
Condition: Near Fine
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Illuminance

2011
with:
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9781597111447
Condition: Near Fine -
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Illuminance

2011

Aperture

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine -

This is NOT the 2012 reprint. The book spine has discoloration/sunning.

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Kirakira

Nohara

2014
with:
Leiko Ikemura
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Soft with DJ
ISBN:
9784904257258
Condition: Near Fine
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Kirakira

2014

Nohara

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Soft with DJ
Condition: Near Fine
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Light and Shadow 2012

Rinko Kawauchi Co

2012
with:
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
Condition: Near Fine
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Light and Shadow 2012

2012

Rinko Kawauchi Co

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine
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Murmuration

2010
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9781903796412
Condition: Near Fine
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Murmuration

2010

Photoworks

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine
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Semear

2007
with:
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover with obi
ISBN:
9784902943207
Condition: Near Fine
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Semear

2007

Foil

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Softcover with obi
Condition: Near Fine
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Sheets

Kominek Books

2013
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9783981510539
Condition: Near Fine
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Sheets

2013

Kominek Books

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine
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The River Embraced Me

2016
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Signed
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Boards with leaflet insert
ISBN:
9784907562045
Condition: Near Fine
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The River Embraced Me

2016

Torch Press

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Boards with leaflet insert
Condition: Near Fine
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The eyes, the ears

2005
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
ISBN:
9784902943009
Condition: Near Fine
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The eyes, the ears

2005

Foil

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Near Fine
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Utatane

2009
with:
Edition:
2nd (2001) SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
9784898150528
Condition: Near Fine
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Utatane

2009

Little More

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
2nd (2001) SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
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Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow

2012
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
9784861523489
Condition: Near Fine
Icon for no cover picture available yetIlluminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow

Illuminance, Ametsuchi, Seeing Shadow

2012

Seigensha Art Publishing

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
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Hanabi

2010
with:
Edition:
2nd (2001) SIGNED
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
9784898150535
Condition: Near Fine
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Hanabi

2010

Little More

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
2nd (2001) SIGNED
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
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Halo

2017
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Boards with sleeve
ISBN:
9781597114110
Condition: Near Fine
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Halo

2017

Aperture

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Boards with sleeve
Condition: Near Fine
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As it is

Torch Press / Chose Commune

2020
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Signed
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
9784907562243
Condition: Near Fine
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As it is

2020

Torch Press / Chose Commune

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
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Early Works 1997

2021
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
6 collotype prints in folder
ISBN:
Condition: Near Fine
Icon for no cover picture available yetEarly Works 1997

Early Works 1997

2021

Benrido

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
6 collotype prints in folder
Condition: Near Fine

Publication year based on publisher's information (not on a colophon with prints).

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Composition No1

IannBooks

2017
with:
Seung Woo BACK
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9791185374161
Condition: Fine
Icon for no cover picture available yetComposition No1

Composition No1

2017

IannBooks

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Fine

This is the HC edition, not the softcover released the same year.

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Light and Shadow 2014

2014
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9784905052678
Condition: Near Fine
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Light and Shadow 2014

2014

Superlabo

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine
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M/E – On this sphere Endless interlinking (Cover B)

The Asahi Shimbun

2022
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Softcover
ISBN:
Condition: Near Fine -
Icon for no cover picture available yetM/E – On this sphere Endless interlinking (Cover B)

M/E – On this sphere Endless interlinking (Cover B)

2022

The Asahi Shimbun

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Softcover
Condition: Near Fine -

Book came in two different covers, this is the cover B (aerial view of a river).

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Des Oiseaux

2021
with:
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
ISBN:
9782365112772
Condition: Near Fine
Icon for no cover picture available yetDes Oiseaux

Des Oiseaux

2021

Xavier Barral

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Hardcover without dust jacket, as issued
Condition: Near Fine
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Gift

Amana / IMA

2014
with:
Terri Weifenbach
Edition:
1st
Edition size:
Out of Print
Other edition(s):
Double entry boards
ISBN:
9784907519056
Condition: Near Fine
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Gift

2014

Amana / IMA

Out of Print
Signed
Edition:
1st
Prior edition(s):
Double entry boards
Condition: Near Fine
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Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.

Untitled, 2011 (Hand and water from Illuminance series)

Edition:
1/6
Signed on separate label in label folder.
Year of work:
2011
Image size:
245 x 245 mm
Print size:
255 x 305 cm
Printed in
2021
Framed size:
Provenance:
Rose Gallery
C-Print
Condition:
Pristine

Acquired from Rose, shipped directly by the artist's studio in Japan.

Literature and Collections:

Untitled, 2011 (Hand and water from Illuminance series)

Icon to idincate that no image of the print is availableUntitled, 2011 (Hand and water from Illuminance series)
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.
edition:
1/6
Sold Out
Signed on separate label in label folder.
Image size:
245 x 245 mm
Year of work:
2011
Print images
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Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.

Cooked

Edition:
4/10
Year of work:
Image size:
50.8 x 50.8 cm
Print size:
same
Printed in
2011
Framed size:
52 x 52 cm
Provenance:
Aperture
C-print
Condition:
Pristine
Literature and Collections:

Cooked

Icon to idincate that no image of the print is availableCooked
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.
edition:
4/10
Sold Out
Image size:
50.8 x 50.8 cm
Year of work:
Print images
Icon used when no picture of the print is available
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.

Des Oiseaux, Limited Edition

Edition:
16/30
Signed and numbered on print's verso.
Year of work:
Image size:
245 x 165 mm
Print size:
255 x 172 mm
Printed in
2021
Framed size:
Provenance:
Xavier Barral
C-Print
Condition:
Pristine
Literature and Collections:

Des Oiseaux, Limited Edition

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Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.
edition:
16/30
Sold Out
Signed and numbered on print's verso.
Image size:
245 x 165 mm
Year of work:
Print images
Icon used when no picture of the print is available
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.

Untitled, 2011 (from Illuminance)

Edition:
4/70
Signed and numbered on a label affixed to the print's verso.
Year of work:
2011
Image size:
186 x 186 mm
Print size:
254 x 203 mm
Printed in
2022
Framed size:
Provenance:
Aperture 70th anniversary sale
Condition:
Pristine

Released by Aperture for their 70th anniversary as the 70X70 editions. This edition of 70 was also limited in time from Sep 8 to Sep 30 2022, or when the edtion sold through. Some editions, like this one did not sell through the whole 70 prints by Sep 30. Actual edition size may therefore be less than 70.

Literature and Collections:

Untitled, 2011 (from Illuminance)

Icon to idincate that no image of the print is availableUntitled, 2011 (from Illuminance)
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.
edition:
4/70
Sold Out
Signed and numbered on a label affixed to the print's verso.
Image size:
186 x 186 mm
Year of work:
2011
Print images
Icon used when no picture of the print is available
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.

Gift, Special Edition

Edition:
25/100
Year of work:
Image size:
17.5 x 12 cm
Print size:
Same
Printed in
2014
Framed size:
Provenance:
IMA Gallery, Japan
Lambda Print
Condition:
Pristine
Literature and Collections:

Gift, Special Edition

Icon to idincate that no image of the print is availableGift, Special Edition
Copyright ©
Rinko Kawauchi
or applicable right holders.
edition:
25/100
Sold Out
Image size:
17.5 x 12 cm
Year of work:
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