$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.
Man Devoted to Mountains (山にころ男) announces in its Japanese subtitle the absolute nature of the devotion—not a man who enjoys mountains, but one entirely given over to them, the mountain as total world rather than recreational destination. Azechi himself was this figure: a man for whom the alpine environment was not a hobby but a fundamental condition of existence, the mountains informing every aspect of his artistic vision across a career spanning nearly seven decades of printmaking.
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.
Man devoted to Mountains — 山にころ男 was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Man devoted to Mountains — 山にころ男 depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.