$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.
Mountaineer Number 3—the third in a numbered series of mountaineer figure studies—continues Azechi's systematic exploration of his primary subject from multiple compositional and posture angles. The numbered series approach allowed him to build a comprehensive visual document of the mountain man in different conditions and attitudes, each number adding to the collective portrait without committing any single image to be the definitive statement of what the mountaineer essentially is.
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.
Mountaineer Number 3 was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Mountaineer Number 3 depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.