Ishi-Something Mountaion
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Ishi-Something Mountain—an incompletely recorded title that likely begins with Ishi (stone or rocky) and continues with a mountain name—suggests a print documenting a specific peak characterized by its rocky or stony terrain. Rocky mountains occupy a different visual register than snow-covered ones: more rugged surface, the geological structure visible through the absence of the snow's smoothing layer, the climber's body in direct relationship with the angular stone rather than the yielding white. Azechi's rendering would have captured this different texture of alpine experience.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ishi-Something Mountaion was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Ishi-Something Mountaion depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.