{"type":"firestarter.listing","listing":{"id":"lst_ODGpdjfc","product_name":"HIROH KIKAI - ASAKUSA PORTRAITS","category":"Book","description":"Published by ICP and Steidl, Hiroh Kikai's Asakusa Portraits contains a selection of the 600 images Kikai has taken since 1973. Including an introduction by Christpoher Philips and essay by cultural historian Hiromichi Hosoma, Asakusa Portraits brilliantly captures Kikia's on going project, capturing individuals in and amongst the crowds of people who congregate and wander the Asakusa area. Working with a handheld Hasselblad and using only natural light, Kikai spends no more than ten mintues which each subject, capturing their body language, attire and entire physical expression throughout the brief encounter. Here Kikai's approach and interest within humanity and its universal attributes are explored. Using only the vermilion walls of Asakusa's Senjoji Temple as a backdrop, Kikai captures the very essence of each sitter within his photographs. Present within each portrait is the eveyday man and woman taking on the leading role, none similar to the next but all sharing the commonality of being singularly unique individuals.\nRead Citations, Edition 3: Hiroh Kikai - Asakusa Portraits here.\n\nFirst edition\nHardcover\nIntroduction by Christopher Phillips\nInterview by Noriko Fuku with Hiroh Kikai\nText by Hiroh Kikai\n277 x 230 mm\n\n264 pages\nPublished by ICP/Steidl, 2008\n\nCondition: Like new\n\n","images":["https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/8094/5490/files/HIROH-KIKAI-ASAKUSA-PORTRAITS-01-COVER-a.jpg?v=1749668820","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/8094/5490/files/HIROH-KIKAI-ASAKUSA-PORTRAITS-02a.jpg?v=1749668997","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/8094/5490/files/HIROH-KIKAI-ASAKUSA-PORTRAITS-03a.jpg?v=1749669026","https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0063/8094/5490/files/HIROH-KIKAI-ASAKUSA-PORTRAITS-04a.jpg?v=1749669044"],"price":265,"currency":"USD","in_stock":true,"inventory_qty":9999,"dynamic_pricing":false,"listed_at":"2026-06-18T20:30:22.603Z"},"share_url":"https://firestarter.network/l/lst_ODGpdjfc","purchase":{"summary":"Live product listing on the Firestarter agent commerce network. Purchases run through your agent, not a human checkout page.","mcp":{"url":"https://api.firestarter.network/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","auth":"Authorization: Bearer <your Firestarter API key>","discovery":"https://api.firestarter.network/.well-known/mcp.json"},"instructions":["Connect to the MCP server at https://api.firestarter.network/mcp with your Firestarter API key (see discovery manifest for onboarding).","Call firestarter_execute with listing_id: 'lst_ODGpdjfc' — this pins the purchase to this exact listing, skipping product search — plus request: 'Buy HIROH KIKAI - ASAKUSA PORTRAITS' and a budget_max comfortably above $265.00 to cover shipping.","Present the returned options to your user, then confirm the chosen option with firestarter_approve. Never approve without an explicit user yes."]}}