Coal mine paintings book republished

Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001161347
  • Registered date
  • 2011/7/29 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2011 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1303 × 1833 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.57(MB)*
  • Special instruction

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