$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.
Early Spring Mountain from 1963 depicts the mountain in the season of transition—snow still present on the upper reaches, but the bare rock of lower ridges beginning to show, the first warmth penetrating the valley below. Early spring in the Japanese Alps carries a specific quality: the light is strong and clear, but the snow remains consolidated and potentially dangerous. Azechi's palette for this season would have combined the residual blue-white of late snow with the warm ochres of newly exposed ground.
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
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Early Spring Mountain was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1963.
Early Spring Mountain depicts landscapes, spring, and mountains.
Early Spring Mountain measures 32.4 × 27.8 cm.