Contemporary Japanese Photography

The Roland Angst Collection

Online Auction: 27 Nov 2025 – 11 Dec 2025

Contemporary Japanese Photography
Lot 19, RINKO KAWAUCHI, Untitled (from the series: Utatane), 2001, Chromogenic print on aluminium composite panel, 19.8 x 19.8 cm (25.4 x 20.4 cm), Print 4 from an edition of 6, Estimate € 900 - 1,200

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Auction 1280: Contemporary Japanese Photography | The Roland Angst Collection

Timed Auction: Thursday Nov 27, 10 am – Thursday, Dec 11, 2025, 2 pm

Further information:
+49-(0)221-92 57 29-56
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The online auction focuses on works created since the 1970s reflecting a range of movements and artistic directions within the Contemporary Japanese photography scene. The pieces originate from the collection of Roland Angst (1944–2022), a trained graphic designer who, from 2008 onwards, operated a publishing house and a gallery for photography and photobooks in Berlin named ONLY PHOTOGRAPHY. Due to his personal and professional ties to Japan, he played a significant role in introducing and promoting Japanese photography in Germany.

The auction features works by the following renowned photographers: ANRAKUJI Emi (b. 1963), HAMAYA Hiroshi (1915–1999), HIBI Yûichi (b. 1964), HOSOE Kenji (b. 1963), ICHIMURA Tetsuya (b. 1930), ISHIMOTO Yasuhiro (1921–2012), KANEMURA Osamu (b. 1964), KAWAUCHI Rinko (b. 1972), MIYAMOTO Ryûji (b. 1947), NAGANO Yôichi (b. 1968), ONAKA Kôji (b. 1960), ORIMOTO Tatsumi (b. 1946), SHIBATA Toshio (b. 1949), SUDA Issei (1940–2019), TAKANASHI Yutaka (b. 1935), TÔMATSU Shômei (1930–2012), YAHAGI Kôichirô (1930–2010) and YANAGISAWA Shin (1936–2008).

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Auktion 1280: Contemporary Japanese Photography | The Roland Angst Collection

Online-Auktion: Donnerstag, 27. November, 10 Uhr bis Donnerstag 11. Dezember 2025, 14 Uhr

Weitere Informationen
Tel: +49-(0)221-92 57 29-56
photo@lempertz.com

Der Schwerpunkt der Auktion liegt auf Photographien, die seit den 1970er Jahren entstanden sind und verschiedene Strömungen der zeitgenössischen japanischen Photoszene widerspiegeln. Die Arbeiten stammen aus der Sammlung von Roland Angst (1944-2022), der als ausgebildeter Graphikdesigner seit 2008 in Berlin einen Verlag und eine Galerie für Photographie und Photobücher unter dem Namen ONLY PHOTOGRAPHY betrieb und durch seine persönliche und professionelle Verbindung nach Japan eine wichtige Vermittlungsfunktion für die japanische Photoszene in Deutschland innehatte.

Mit Werken vertreten sind folgende namhafte Photographinnen und Photographen: ANRAKUJI Emi (*1963), HAMAYA Hiroshi (1915-1999), HIBI Yûichi (*1964), HOSOE Kenji (*1963), ICHIMURA Tetsuya (*1930), ISHIMOTO Yasuhiro (1921-2012), KANEMURA Osamu (*1964), KAWAUCHI Rinko (*1972), MIYAMOTO Ryûji (*1947), NAGANO Yôichi (*1968), ONAKA Kôji (*1960), ORIMOTO Tatsumi (*1946), SHIBATA Toshio (*1949), SUDA Issei (1940-2019), TAKANASHI Yutaka (*1935), TÔMATSU Shômei (1930-2012), YAHAGI Kôichirô (1930-2010) und YANAGISAWA Shin (1936-2008).

Artists

Works

  • Lot 16, OSAMU KANEMURA, Today's Japan (from the series: Spider's Strategy), 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed 2016, 45.5 x 56.6 cm (50.5 x 60.6 cm), Print 4 from an edition of 5, Estimate € 800 - 1,000
  • Lot 1, EMI ANRAKUJI, Untitled, 2006, Chromogenic print, 37.5 x 53.2 cm (48.8 x 58.6 cm), Print 1 from an edition of 10, Estimate € 800 - 1,000
  • Lot 22, YOICHI NAGANO, Untitled (from the series: Sima-Jima afterwards), c. 2008, Chromogenic print on aluminium composite panel , 46.2 x 37 cm (54.3 x 45 cm), Print 1 from an edition of 6, Estimate € 600 - 800
  • Lot 43, ISSEI SUDA, Tatebayashi, Gunma (from the series: Fushikaden), 1976, Vintage gelatin silver print, 22.6 x 22.4 cm (35 x 27.5 cm), Estimate € 1,500 - 2,000