Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- mfa
Description
Mountain Guide No. 1 (Yama-otoko 1)—the yama-otoko (mountain man) title connecting the guide to the folkloric mountain spirit of the same name—depicts the professional guide whose livelihood and identity were entirely shaped by their relationship to the high terrain. The guide's role was to transmit mountain knowledge to those without it, a form of teaching through the body and through terrain rather than language. Azechi's rendering gave this figure a particular authority, the first in what appears to have been a numbered series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1) was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Mountain Guide No.1 (Yama-otoko 1) depicts landscapes and mountains.