Topic: In search of recommendations for overview works about Japanese photography

[nachtiris]

Hi guys,
I know some of you live in Japan or have a deep knowledge of Japanese Art and Culture, so I want to ask you about some literature on Japanese photography?

After a quick research I found these four promising titles:

• Photography in Japan 1853-1912, by Tony Bennett
• The History of Japanese Photography (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), by Anne Wilkes Tucker
• Ravens & Red Lipstick: Japanese Photography Since 1945, by Lena Fritsch
• The Gaze of Things. Japanese Photography in the Context of Provoke

Does anybody know these books, or can suggest some other titles?

I'm both interested in reading about the history and theory behind the Japanese photo history as much as having a pile of Japanese photographs to watch at.

Thx in advance!

[hookstrapped]

Thank you for this!
"The Gaze of Things. Japanese Photography in the Context of Provoke"

a much wiser purchase than my planned buy of yet another 1950s rangefinder (Aires 35-III L). I really have enough cameras...