Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Mount Aso in Kyushu—the vast volcanic caldera in central Kyushu that contains one of the world's largest active volcanic craters—gave Azechi a mountain subject quite different from the rocky alpine peaks of the Honshu ranges. Aso's dramatic volcanic landscape, with its steaming fumaroles, sulfurous vents, and the vast scale of its outer caldera wall, was an extreme alpine environment of a different geological order, offering his bold visual style a terrain of dramatic color and form.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Mt. Aso in the Kyushu Island depicts landscapes and mountains.