Umetaro Azechi "Shiga Highlands" Woodblock Print with Artist's Signature, 1957, Mountain Man, Mountain Printmaker, Nagano

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Artwork Title: Shiga Highlands
Artist: Umetaro Azechi
Technique: Woodblock Print
Year Created: 1957

Includes the artist's original signature.
Framed with glass.
Comes with a storage box, provenance, and mounting hardware.
(The box is damaged.)

There are signs of age throughout.
There are stains and dirt on the mat, some scratches on the frame, and stains on the print.
There is one small hole in the margin.
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Dimensions:
Frame: Height 36 cm x Width 45 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Inner mat opening: Height 19.5 cm x Width 25 cm
Overall print: Height 23 cm x Width 30 cm
Image: Height 18 cm x Width 24 cm


[Umetaro Azechi] 1902-1999
A Japanese printmaker active during the Showa era. He is known as the Mountain Printmaker for his numerous woodblock prints depicting mountain scenery. He was also active in publishing art books, bookbinding, and illustration. Initially aspiring to be an oil painter, he worked as a sailor and lithographic printer before joining the Printing Bureau of the Prime Minister's Office at the age of 24. It was there, while experimenting with materials available at work during his free time, that he began his journey into printmaking. He was influenced by artists such as Un'ichi Hiratsuka, Koshiro Onchi, and Senpan Maekawa. In the summer of 1937, he visited Karuizawa and was captivated by Mount Asama, which led him to focus on mountains as his subject matter and produce many works depicting mountain landscapes. After a period of solo work in Manchuria during the war, he began releasing his Mountain Man series after World War II. Following an injury to his right thumb and a severe burn, he created many works with family as their theme.

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