Untitled (asada-benji)
by Asada Benji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A fifth untitled print from Asada Benji's oeuvre, one of several works whose subjects await identification through archival research or comparative analysis with known works. His consistent formal language — the warm but controlled palette, the preference for atmospheric effects, the careful placement of architectural or natural subjects within their seasonal and environmental context — would be recognizable even without a title, marking the print's authorship clearly for those familiar with his style.
More Prints by Asada Benji
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Untitled (asada-benji) was created by Asada Benji (浅田弁治).
Untitled (asada-benji) depicts landscapes, architecture, and abstract.