Benji Asada – Cherry Blossoms at Omuro Pagoda

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published circa 1950. The current print is an early, but not first, edition.

Image size (excluding margins): 37.2 * 24.1 cm (14.6 * 9.5 in).

The print is in fair state and has discolored. On the upper back tape remains from a previous backing, visible in the front. On the back a small note has been written in pencil.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Benji Asada (1899-1984) was a Japanese woodblock print artist and painter. Based in Kyoto, he was central to the city’s Sosaku-hanga movement in the first half of the 20th century, together with artists such as Takeji Asano and Tokuriki Tomikichiro.

An overview of the woodblock prints by Benji Asada can be found here.

See an overview of Benji Asada's woodblock prints