Umetaro AZECHI |
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Azechi was born 1902 in Futanamura (present day Mima Town, Ehime Prefecture). In 1920, he moved to Tokyo to study oil painting. At the age of 24, his prints using lead plates received praise by the sosaku hanga artist Un’ichi Hiratsuka (1895-1997), encouraging Azechi to fully dedicate himself to his artistic career. While under the guidance of Hiratsuka, Azechi also absorbed influences from the printmaker Koshiro Onchi (1891-1955). Initially, his prints took up the ever-changing character of Tokyo as a subject matter. Later, he focused on the mountains of his home area, Iyo. |
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At the age of 50, the character of the “mountain man” started to appears in Azechi’s works, which gained him further recognition. Since his first participation in the exhibitions of the sosaku hanga movement in 1927, Azechi has participated in the exhibitions of Kokugakai, the Japan Print Association, the Japanese International Art Exhibition, the Tokyo International Print Biennale and the Lugano International Print Biennale. He died in 1999. |
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 "Mountain of Joy" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Birth of the Mountain Man" 1973 Color woodblock print 23.5×17.8cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.388-3 |
 "Going on the Mountain" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Birth of the Mountain Man" 1973 Color woodblock print 23.4×17.6cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.388-2 |
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 "Mountain of Fire" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Birth of the Mountain Man" 1973 Color woodblock print 23.1×17.2cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.388-1 |
 "Man Who Passed Through the Ridge" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Warmth of the Mountain (My Mountain Men)" 1978 Color woodblock print 19.6×20.4cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.417-4 |
 "Joyful Parent and Child" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Warmth of the Mountain (My Mountain Men)" 1978 Color woodblock print 19.6×20.4cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.417-3 |
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 "Warmth of the Mountain" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "Warmth of the Mountain (My Mountain Men)" 1978 Color woodblock print 19.6×21.2cm Ed. 100 Signed ＊Raisonné no.417-2 |
 "Mountain Road" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 38.9×29.1cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.429 |
 "Solitary Mountain" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 39.4×28.7cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.428 |
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 "Water" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 38.8×28.9cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.426 |
 "Thirst" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 28.6×39.0cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.425 |
 "Birdsong" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 39.2×28.9cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.424 |
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 "Parent and Child of the Mountain of Fire" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 39.4×28.8cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.422 |
 "Thinking at the Mountain of Fire" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 38.9×28.9cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.421 |
 "Parent and Child" From the Azechi Umetaro Hanga Collection "People of the Mountain of Fire" 1980 Color woodblock print 38.8×28.7cm Ed. 150 Signed ＊Raisonné no.420 |
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 "Mountain Man" 1953 Woodblock print Image size: 39.3x28.6cm Sheet size: 43.3x33.2cm A.P. Signed |
 "Woodcutter" 1957 Color woodblock print 56.0x37.0cm A.P. Signed Raisonné no. 244 |
 "Young Man" 1958 Color woodblock print 41.3x29.8cm A.P. Signed Raisonné no. 267 |
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 "Mountain Man (1)" 1972 Color woodblock print 40.0x30.0cm Ed. 185 Signed Raisonné no. 376 |
 "Thinking of the Fire at the Mountain" 1980 Color woodblock print 38.9x28.9cm Ed. 150 (A.P.) Signed Raisonné no. 421 |
 "Fighting Spirit" 1953 Color woodblock print 40.9x29.3cm Ed. 50 (A.P.) Signed Raisonné no. 199 |
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 "Young Person" 1978 Woodblock print 39.0x29.0cm A.P. Signed |
 "Kaigoma" 1955 Woodblock print Image size: 18.3x18.3cm Sheet size: 25.0x25.0cm Ed. 50 (A.P.) Signed Raisonné no. 218-6 |
 "Mountain Man" Woodblock print Image size: 40.8x27.0cm Sheet size: 44.0x30.0cm Signed |
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