BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Beech (buna) forests cover the mountainous interior of northern Japan with a particular beauty: in autumn, the smooth-barked trees turn from deep summer green through yellow to a coppery gold before dropping their leaves. Kitaoka captures this autumnal transformation in this composition designated "AKI" (autumn), the forest floor and canopy both saturated with seasonal color. The smooth-barked trunks rise through layers of warm foliage, their pale gray providing a cool counterpoint to the surrounding fire.
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A Farmhouse in Autumn, Ayashi, Miyagi Prefecture (Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi)
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Tengui Rock, Autumn in Shiobara (Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa))
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Autumn at the Arayu Hot Spring, Shiobara
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn) depicts autumn foliage.