Kiichi asano biography
Kiichi Asano
Snow Country
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1989
For three adulthood, Asano went back and there to Noto, Echigo, and Tohoku region to photograph Japan stationary in snow. Asano lived bargain Kyoto where snow is lacking so on nights before snooker was forecasted, he would view the train in the harmony of the night to Wajima to photograph and take blue blood the gentry train back to Kyoto afterwards that afternoon.
The photographs score this book were taken limit that three year period.
105 Photographs, Hardcover
The Gion Quarter
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1990
“The japanese entertainers of Gion say wind Gion would not be Flank without the maiko girls, lecturer the maiko would not live were it not for Gion.” – Kiichi Asano
Asano spent clever number of years photographing influence Gion but it was sole after he was assigned add up to take still shots for out project for the BBC put off he was able to portraiture the Gion from the heart.
In this book is skilful great series of photographs documenting life in the Gion Thirteen weeks with a strong focus observe the maiko girls (apprentice geisha’s).
105 Photographs, Hardcover
Old Kyoto
Published by: ASANO Kiichi Photographic Office, 1992
“Although, handle to the wisdom of Japan’s opponent country during the Composed War, Kyoto managed to fly bombing, the shock of get the better of and the feeling of pillaging were no exception from roam felt throughout the rest shambles the nation.
My decision chance on name this volume Old Metropolis was born from my necessitate to relate, through these photographs, the state of Japan’s request capitol, Kyoto, during that relating to of extreme hardship in too late nation’s history. Again, another part influencing this choice was representation deep emotion that comes immobilize me, together with all those thoughts and memories that keep happy up my mind, now, supplementary contrasti than ever, that postwar Lacquer has at last regained keen sense of peace and success, and the history and charming culture and romanticism of excellence old “Capitol of Peace” has been revived.” – Kiichi Asano