Girl Mountaineer
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Girl Mountaineer places Azechi's female climbing subject alongside the overwhelmingly male population of his mountain world. Women climbers were a growing presence in Japanese mountaineering by mid-century, and their inclusion in his visual vocabulary acknowledged the reality of the climbing community he observed. The girl mountaineer—smaller in scale, lighter in equipment weight, but no less purposeful than the male climbers who dominate his output—appears in his bold simplified style as a distinct figure type.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Girl Mountaineer was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Girl Mountaineer depicts landscapes and children.