Asada Benji

Asada Benji (浅田弁治, 1899–1984) was a Japanese woodblock print artist based in Osaka who produced landscape prints in the shin-hanga tradition. Born in 1899, Asada worked in the Kansai region, producing views of Japanese scenery that reflect the atmospheric landscape style of the shin-hanga movement.

Working from Osaka, Asada had access to the scenic landscapes of the Kansai region, including views of temples, mountains, and coastal scenery. His prints demonstrate familiarity with the compositional conventions and atmospheric techniques of the shin-hanga school, though his output was limited and his career remains poorly documented compared to the movement's major figures.

Asada continued to work through the postwar period and died in 1984. His prints are scarce and appear infrequently in the market, making him one of the many lesser-known artists whose contributions to the shin-hanga tradition are known primarily to specialist collectors and researchers.