¡®Hello, Bunshun-san. Yesterday I wrote in my diary that, ¡®Well, it¡¯s come to this, that I am working with you.¡¯¡±
So begins a short essay by Haruko Obokata that accompanied three glossy color photographs, called gurabia (short for ¡°color rotogravure¡°) appearing at the front of the May 17 issue of Shukan Bunshun magazine.
The photos were taken by one of Japan¡¯s most accomplished portrait photographers, Kishin Shinoyama. Her black, sleeveless dress descends to mid-calf length and the photos are perfectly proper, although one pose, in a prone position with eyes closed, may be considered remotely suggestive.
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