Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Typical Price
$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.
Description
The Showa-period Parting from 1956 complements the signed version with another exploration of the same threshold subject. The repetition of parting within a single year suggests this was a subject Azechi was actively working through—the emotional territory of departure from what one loves, whether mountain environment or human companion, resistant to single definitive statement and requiring sustained visual investigation across multiple compositional approaches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956 was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956 depicts figures, travel scenes, and mountains.