$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.
Fighting Bulls in Iyo—the togyu tradition of his home Ehime Prefecture under the old name Iyo—connects Azechi's mature artistic vision back to the specific regional culture of his birthplace. The bull fights of Uwajima were (and remain) an annual event that Azechi would have witnessed as a child, the massive animals straining against each other in the arena a spectacle of concentrated bovine force that his bold visual style was well suited to capture.
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.
Fighting Bulls in Iyo was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Fighting Bulls in Iyo depicts daily life, animals, and village scenes.
