Mountain Home
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Mountain Home—a dwelling at or above treeline, the mountain hut or temporary alpine shelter—appears in Azechi's work as the architectural counterpart to his human mountain figures. The mountain home was the space of temporary habitation that made extended time in the high places possible: simple, functional, built for the extreme conditions of alpine winters rather than human comfort. Its form—compact, low, engineered against wind and snow—gave his bold simplified style an architectural subject as reduced as his human figures.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mountain Home was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Mountain Home depicts landscapes and mountains.