Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956 by Umetaro Azechi — Japanese Woodblock print

Parting, Shôwa period, dated 1956

by Umetaro Azechi

Figures Travel Scenes Mountains

Medium:: Woodblock print
Edition:: Self-printed
Source:: Harvard Art Museums

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.