$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.
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.
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
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
