Parting
- Date:
- Shōwa period, dated 1956
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with signature reading "U. AZECHI"
- Dimensions:
- 58.4 × 40.2 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1956 Parting—with its unique medium description noting the ink and color on paper with Azechi's own signature reading "U. AZECHI"—shows the mountain figure at the threshold moment of separation from companion or place. Parting in the mountain context carried specific emotional weight: the end of a climbing partnership, the descent from a summit that might not be revisited, the farewell to the high world before returning to the valley. His simplified bold style compressed this emotional complexity into the posture of departure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Parting was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in Shōwa period, dated 1956.
Parting depicts figures, travel scenes, and mountains.
Parting measures 58.4 × 40.2 cm.