BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
$500–$5,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kitaoka's refined style has a modest but loyal collector base.
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.
Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi
1946
Color woodblock print
Woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn) was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
BUNAHAYASHI-AKI (Beech Forest Autumn) depicts autumn foliage.
