$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 Looking Back from 1957 shows the mountain figure caught in the backward glance—the moment of pausing in forward movement to assess what has been left behind, the valley below, the route already climbed. The backward look in mountain imagery carries multiple meanings: the climber checking the descent route, the figure acknowledging where they came from, or the more emotional register of reluctance to leave. Azechi's bold, simplified figure captures this threshold gesture with characteristic directness.
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 Looking Back was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1957.
Man Looking Back depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.
Man Looking Back measures 70.5 × 48.9 cm.