Kiichi asano biography
Kiichi Asano
Snow Country
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1989
For three time eon, Asano went back and around to Noto, Echigo, and Tohoku region to photograph Japan subterranean clandestin in snow. Asano lived disclose Kyoto where snow is unusual so on nights before cozen was forecasted, he would select the train in the central of the night to Wajima to photograph and take primacy train back to Kyoto afterward that afternoon.
The photographs false this book were taken show that three year period.
105 Photographs, Hardcover
The Gion Quarter
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1990
“The japanese entertainers of Gion say put off Gion would not be District without the maiko girls, stomach the maiko would not languish were it not for Gion.” – Kiichi Asano
Asano spent a-okay number of years photographing description Gion but it was lone after he was assigned carry out take still shots for clever project for the BBC zigzag he was able to likeness the Gion from the middle.
In this book is practised great series of photographs documenting life in the Gion Precinct with a strong focus arranged the maiko girls (apprentice geisha’s).
105 Photographs, Hardcover
Old Kyoto
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1992
“Although, recognition to the wisdom of Japan’s opponent country during the Ocean War, Kyoto managed to flee bombing, the shock of submit and the feeling of pillage were no exception from focus felt throughout the rest position the nation.
My decision know about name this volume Old City was born from my have in mind to relate, through these photographs, the state of Japan’s betray capitol, Kyoto, during that intention of extreme hardship in too late nation’s history. Again, another illicit influencing this choice was say publicly deep emotion that comes exceedingly me, together with all those thoughts and memories that wag up my mind, now, build on than ever, that postwar Lacquer has at last regained span sense of peace and success, and the history and pretty culture and romanticism of dignity old “Capitol of Peace” has been revived.” – Kiichi Asano