$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.
The 1945 Cemetery at Sengakuji from the Recollections of Tokyo series depicts the graveyard where the forty-seven ronin are buried—a site of sustained popular pilgrimage in both Edo and Meiji periods. Azechi's wartime Tokyo recollection of this famous cemetery has a particular resonance: in 1945, with Japan facing catastrophic military defeat, the graves of men who had chosen death in loyal service carried an especially complex emotional charge. His bold simplified style renders the grave markers as pure geometric form.
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1945.
Yes — Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo is part of the Recollections of Tokyo series by Umetaro Azechi.
Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and religious, set at Tokyo.