Azechi, Umetaro (1902 - 1999), "Mountaineer"

Catalog ID | 7931 |
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Artist | Umetaro Azechi |
Title | Mountaineer |
Medium | Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print |
Series Title | |
Edition | First. #16/50 |
Date | 1953 |
Publisher | Self Carved, Printed & Published |
Reference No | Statler - 1959, pl. 81 |
Size | 16-3/4 x 12 |
Condition | Very fine. Custom framed; museum glass. |
Notes: The most iconic "Mountaineer" print by Azechi. Illustrated in Oliver Statler's classic book, "Modern Japanese Prints, An Art Reborn", 1959, plate #81. The author notes Azechi used 5 blocks of plywood, faced with shina, and 9 printing stages. The pigments were poster color for the black background and watercolors for the rest of the print, and was printed on torinoko paper.
Azechi was well known as a alpinist and essayist on subjects related to mountains.
PROVENANCE: An American, Fulbright scholar who lived in Japan between 1953-54 and met Azechi, Sekino, Munakata and others during his residency in Tokyo. Purchased in 1953, the year of publication. By descent in his family. Custom, conservation framed by the collector.