$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.
Kamikochi—the famous valley at the heart of the Northern Japan Alps, a glacially carved basin at 1500 meters elevation surrounded by peaks above 3000 meters—was one of the great destinations of Japanese mountaineering and tourist culture. Azechi's Kamikochi print likely shows the valley's distinctive features: the clear Azusa River, the dead trees standing in the marsh near Taisho Pond, the great wall of mountains beyond. The valley served as a base for many of the high climbs his prints celebrated.
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
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kamakochi was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Kamakochi depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains.
