Mud House (Doro no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)"
- Series:
- Manchuria (Manshu)
- Date:
- 1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1945 Mud House from the Manchuria series depicts the vernacular building type of the occupied territories—the packed-earth construction that characterized rural architecture across Manchuria, its thick walls and flat roof adapted to the continental climate's extreme winters and dry summers. Azechi's Manchurian prints documented a radically different built environment from the wooden mountain architecture of Japan, his bold simplified style finding in the earthen walls' massive geometry a different but equally compelling formal subject.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mud House (Doro no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?).
Yes — Mud House (Doro no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" is part of the Manchuria (Manshu) series by Umetaro Azechi.
Mud House (Doro no ie), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" depicts landscapes, architecture, and village scenes.