Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Calling to the Mountain (Yama ni Sakebu) depicts the mountain climber's primal response to the heights—the shout directed outward across ridges and valleys, the echo returning changed, the act of voice making the mountain's scale tangible through the seconds of delay. The yell or cry toward the peaks was a ritual element of mountaineering culture in Japan, and Azechi's rendering shows the figure in the expansive posture of someone whose lungs and voice have opened outward into alpine space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Calling To the Mountain — Yama ni Sakebu depicts landscapes and mountains.