their significant power of expression compared to prior photographers. One of his signature techniques was to photograph the sculptures against black backgrounds, making the sculptures stand out against the darkness. Books Ueno Naoaki, Ogawa Seiyō, "Jō-dai no Chōkoku (上代の彫刻)", Asahi Shimbun sha, Tokyo, 1942 Ogawa Seiyō, "Daido Unko no Seki-Butsu", Ars sha, Tokyo, 1942 Ogawa Seiyō, "Unkō no Sekkutsu", Shinchōsha, Tokyo, 1978 References Shimamura Toshimasa, "Nara Asuka-en", Shinchosha, Tokyo, 1980, "Celebrating the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital; Nara's Ancient Temples and Buddhist Statues With Poems by Aizu Yaichi", Nikkei, inc., Tokyo, 2010 "Retrpspective Ogawa Seiyo and Nara Asuka-en, Ogawa Kozo, Kanai Morio, Wakamatsu Yasuhiro; The Photography of Buddhist Sculptures and Cultural Properties, Past and Present", Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture, Asuka-en, Nara, 2010 External links Asuka-en co,ltd. Aizu Museum, Waseda University Asuka-en and Seiyō Ogawa . Accessed 20 July 2010. Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture 1894 births 1960 deaths Japanese photographers The Asahi Shimbun people