Graveyard of Sengakuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Graveyard of Sengakuji—a direct title for what appears in the Azechi list as distinct from the earlier Recollections of Tokyo version—may represent a different compositional treatment of the famous cemetery where the forty-seven ronin are buried, perhaps from a later period of his career than the 1945 version. The subject of the famous grave site, with its rows of incense burners and its atmosphere of sustained popular veneration, remained a draw for artists across decades.
More Prints by Umetaro Azechi
A House in the City (Machi no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)"
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
Red Wall (Akai kabe), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)"
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
Cemetery at Sengakuji, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
1945
Color woodblock print
Brilliance
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Graveyard of Sengakuji was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Graveyard of Sengakuji depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and temples & shrines.