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Kiichi Asano

(Japanese, 1914–1993)

Kiichi Asano

Yokote Bonten Festival, February, 1958

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Kiichi Asano

Innai, February, 1958

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Kiichi Asano

Matsunoyama, January, 1957

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Kiichi Asano

Morimiyanohara, March, 1957

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Kiichi Asano

Yokote Bonten Festival, February, 1958

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Biography

Timeline

1914: Born in the Shimogyo district of Kyoto
1930: Graduated school (Kyotoshi Kyusei Shijo Shogyo)
1933: Began his career in photography at Togo Camera
1939: Drafted into the army, posted to Manchuria
1943: Demobilized and returned home
1949: Invited to exhibit in the group show 'Gaikoku Salon' by Takakuwa Katsuo
1951: Invited to exhibit in U.K., Paris, London and Chicago
1953: Won several photography prizes in Japan, elected to Taiheiyo Art Association
1957: Was elected to Nika Photographers Guild
1959: Appointed advisor to the Kyoto Cultural Bureau
1965: Was elected a distinguished member of the Nika Photographers Guild
1988: Received an order of merit for distinguished service to culture from Kyoto pref
1989: Received an order of merit for distinguished service to culture from Kyoto pref
1991: Award for distinguished service from the Photography Society of Japan
1993: Elected vice president of the All Japan Photographers League

Exhibitions

1993: Old Kyoto, JCII Photo Salon (Tokyo)
1991: Gion, Cannon Galleries (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka & Nagoya)
1990: Gion, Cannon Galleries (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka & Nagoya)
1988: Hana Damari, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
1987: Campuses, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
: Kosai Setsu Getsu Ka (The Luster of the Seasons), Renzu Eku Hall (Kyoto)
1985: Our Spring, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
: Miyako Oji Sho Ga Ikiru, Daimaru Museum (Kyoto)
1984: Hana Kyo Raku, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
: Kyoto Colors, Naniwa Photo Pia (Osaka)
: Kyoto Colors, Wako Hall (Tokyo)
: Miyako Oji, Shoin (Kyoto)
: Miyako Oji, Olympus Gallery (Tokyo)
1983: Sagano, Yamagataya Gallery (Kagoshima)
: Miyako Oji, Shin Shizuoka Center (Shizuoka)
1982: Sagano, Shin Shizuoka Center (Shizuoka)
1981: The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1979: The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1978: The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1976: Morocco, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)1
: Morocco, Contac Gallery (Tokyo)
1975: Nepal, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1971: Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Pentax Gallery (Tokyo)
: Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka)
1970: Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Asahi Hall (Kyoto)
1957: The People of Snow Country, Mutsumido Gallery (Kyoto)

Literature

1992: Old Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1991: Kyoto Koyo (Autumn Leaves in the Old City), Mainichi Shinbunsha, pub.
1990: The Cherry Blossoms of Japan, Mainichi Shinbunsha, pub.
: The Gion Quarter/ Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1989: Flowered Dreams, Koumurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Snow Country, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1988: The Four Seasons in the Mountains of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
: The Four Seasons in the Villages around Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
: The Four Seasons in the Town of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1987: The Four Seasons on the Rivers of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1986: The Flowered Walkways of Kyoto, Nihon Camera Sha, pub.
1985: Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1984: Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1983: Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1982: Ohara (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1981: The Uji River, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Sacred Places of the West (western Japan), Shinjinbutsu Oraisha, pub.
: Homes, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub
: Homes, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub
1980: The Kyoraku (ill. with floral photographs), Hoikusha, pub.
: Tale of Genji (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: The Uji River, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1979: The Manyoshu (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Pilgrimage to Senyu Temple, Tankosha, pub.
: Pilgrimage to Hokai Temple, Tankosha, pub.
: Castles and their Towns, Tankosha, pub.
1978: Main Roads, Tankosha, pub.
: The Manyoshu (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1977: Pilgrimage to Sanzenn Temple, Tankosha, pub.
: The Houses of my Hometown, Dainihon Kaiga, pub.
1976: Momoyama / Momoyama Lions Club
: Pilgrimage to a temple bell - Bonsho, Kyoiku Shuppansha, pub.
: Pilgrimage to To temple, Tankosha, pub.
: Pilgrimage to Daigo Temple, Tankosha, pub.
: Pilgrimage to Kennin Temple, Tankosha, pub.
: Pilgrimage to a temple bell - Bonsho, Kyoiku Shuppansha, pub.
1973: The Flower Calendars of Kyoto & Yamato, Tankosha, pub.
1972: The Festivals of Kyoto, Tankosha, pub.
: A journey through the Folk Stories of Kyoto, Shinshindo, pub.
: A Garden View, Vol. 2, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Sagano, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Kyoto Charm, Rakuhoku & Tankosha, pubs.
1970: Reminders of the Old City, Shinshindo, pub.
1968: A Garden View, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: The Allure of Kyoto, Jitsugyo no Nihon, pub.
1967: The Western Mountains, Tankosha, pub.
1966: The Omi road, Tankosha, pub.
1965: Yase & Ohara, Tankosha, pub.
: The History & Culture of Kyoto, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: Life in Kyoto, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1964: The Scope of the Old City, Yuyudo, pub.
: Tale of the Heike, Tankosha, pub.
: A Guide to Kyoto, Shirakawa Shoin, pub.
: Quiet Old City, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
: The Kyoto Imperial Palace, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.

Kiichi Asano

(Japanese, 1914–1993)

Kiichi Asano

Kiichi Asano

Kiichi Asano

Kiichi Asano

Kiichi Asano

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Literature

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