$500–$5,000. Common mountain prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Azechi's cheerful mountain prints have consistent demand. Larger and more complex compositions are most valued.
A Man With A Coffee Cup places Azechi's mountain man figure in an unexpected domestic moment—the morning cup, the pause in the shelter of a mountain hut, the small warmth of hot liquid against cold air. The coffee cup as specific object rather than a generic cup of tea marks this as a slightly cosmopolitan touch in a body of work otherwise rooted in traditional rural Japanese culture. The quiet moment of warming and drinking was among the human intimacies that Azechi found in the alpine world alongside the heroic ascent.
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1945
Color woodblock print
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Man With A Coffee Cup was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
A Man With A Coffee Cup depicts figures, food & drink, and daily life.
