Hunter and Rifle
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Hunter and Rifle—a figure armed for pursuit in mountain terrain—pairs the traditional hunting subject with the specific form of the rifle, the modern weapon that had replaced the bow and snare in the alpine hunting traditions of rural Japan. The rifle-armed hunter occupied mountain terrain in a fundamentally different way from the unarmed climber: purposeful in a specific directional sense, his body organized by the need to move quietly and observe carefully. Azechi's bold simplification captured this quality of purposeful attention.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hunter and Rifle was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Hunter and Rifle depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.